Corresponding Questions: 1. Euglena live in freshwater aquatic habitats. What adaptations allows them to be successful in this environment? Be specific and reference your observations. 2. Diatoms, for a long time, were placed in their own phylum until recently with genetics, we were able to see that they share close ties with Golden and Brown Algae. Some specific traits that are shared between those in Stramenophile are: (1) chlorophylls a and c and fucoxanthin are the major light-harvesting pigments for photosynthesis and (2) the mitochondrial inner membrane developed into tubular invaginations. What are the unique characteristics that help to distinguish diatoms and brown algae from one another? Be sure to reference your observations. 3. How do individuals in the Ciliates move through their environment and obtain energy? Be specific and reference your observations. 4. Radiolarians and Forams are both marine plankton and have hardened morphological structures. Why would these groups have these hard structures? And how do these structures differ between these two closely related groups? Be sure to reference your observations. 5. Why are Rhodophytas a different color than green algae (Chlorophytes and Charophytes)? Why do you think this trait evolved? 6. Compare and Contrast the two green algae you look at with the blue-green algae. Be sure to reference your observations. 7. Which one of the green algae that you looked at is more closely related to land plants? Why? Describe and explain how Amoebas move and obtain energy in their environment? Be sure to reference your observations. .