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What is algae habitat?


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Algae:

  1. These are nucleus-bearing photosynthetic organisms lacking true roots, stems, leaves, and other structures.
  2. They are predominantly aquatic.

Habitats of algae:

  1. These organisms can breed in freshwater lakes and saltwater waters.
  2. It can also withstand different temperatures, oxygen or carbon dioxide concentrations, acidity, and turbidity.
  3. For example, according to algae, giant kelp is found more than 200 meters below the polar ice sheet, while the unicellular green algae Dunaliella salina is found in very salty or high-salt environments such as the Dead Sea.
  4. Plankton are floating, mostly unicellular algae, living in the water.
  5. The algae that adhere to the surface are called benthic algae.
  6. Such algae grow on mud, rocks, other algae, and plants and animals.
  7. Algae can survive on land.
  8. Some unexpected places where they grow are the ground, including tree trunks, animal fur, snow banks, hot springs, and desert crust.
  9. Algae can also live in symbiotic relationships with a variety of non-photosynthetic organisms such as ciliates, sponges, mollusks, and fungi.

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