Example sentences from the Web for alga

A remarkable feature connected with sloths is the development of a green colour in their hair, due to the growth of an alga.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various
These colours are caused by the presence of minute organisms—a species of alga called Protococcus nivalis.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out|Fred T. Hodgson
This was considered an alga by Agaron, but Berkeley referred it to the fungi.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
The Stentor, from its location below the alga, could not reach the starch grains without altering its position.
The Dawn of Reason|James Weir

The minute green particles consist of a certain seaweed or alga.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot

alga

[ ăl′gə ]

Plural algae (ăl′jē)

Any of various green, red, or brown organisms that grow mostly in water, ranging in size from single cells to large spreading seaweeds. Like plants, algae manufacture their own food through photosynthesis and release large amounts of oxygen into the atmosphere. They also fix large amounts of carbon, which would otherwise exist in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Algae form a major component of marine plankton and are often visible as pond scum and blooms in tidal pools. Land species mostly live in moist soil and on tree trunks or rocks. Some species live in extreme environments, such as deserts, hot springs, and glaciers. Although they were once classified as plants, the algae are now considered to be protists, with the exception of the cyanobacteria, formerly called blue-green algae. The algae do not form a distinct phylogenetic group, but the word alga serves as a convenient catch-all term for various photosynthetic protist phyla, including the green algae, brown algae, and red algae.

Words nearby alga

Alfur, al-Fustat, Alfvén, Alfvén wave, alg., alga, algae, Algar, Algaroth powder, algarroba, Algarve

单词	alga
释义	Example sentences from the Web for alga A remarkable feature connected with sloths is the development of a green colour in their hair, due to the growth of an alga. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10\|Various These colours are caused by the presence of minute organisms—a species of alga called Protococcus nivalis. The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out\|Fred T. Hodgson This was considered an alga by Agaron, but Berkeley referred it to the fungi. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth The Stentor, from its location below the alga, could not reach the starch grains without altering its position. The Dawn of Reason\|James Weir The minute green particles consist of a certain seaweed or alga. The Romance of Plant Life\|G. F. Scott Elliot alga [ ăl′gə ] Plural algae (ăl′jē) Any of various green, red, or brown organisms that grow mostly in water, ranging in size from single cells to large spreading seaweeds. Like plants, algae manufacture their own food through photosynthesis and release large amounts of oxygen into the atmosphere. They also fix large amounts of carbon, which would otherwise exist in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Algae form a major component of marine plankton and are often visible as pond scum and blooms in tidal pools. Land species mostly live in moist soil and on tree trunks or rocks. Some species live in extreme environments, such as deserts, hot springs, and glaciers. Although they were once classified as plants, the algae are now considered to be protists, with the exception of the cyanobacteria, formerly called blue-green algae. The algae do not form a distinct phylogenetic group, but the word alga serves as a convenient catch-all term for various photosynthetic protist phyla, including the green algae, brown algae, and red algae. Words nearby alga Alfur, al-Fustat, Alfvén, Alfvén wave, alg., alga, algae, Algar, Algaroth powder, algarroba, Algarve The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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