Study Of Algae

Every year, more and more types of algae are found. They are important because they are the most common plant in both salty and fresh water.
The branch of botany that studies algae is called phycology.
Photosynthesis is the process by which energy is made and oxygen is released.
Algae live in water most of the time, but they can live in any marine environment.
Algae spread most often through spores, which can be found in water, air, dust, and even in our bodies. It makes it hard to figure out where algae can grow.
Algae are usually found in natural hot springs, on duck feet, on the belly of a whale, on the fur of polar bears in zoos, as scum on the surface of the water in a pond, and on the snow and ice in the middle of the mountains.
In places like Antarctica, algae can also take the form of tiny spores, or they can grow as kelp up to 65 metres tall in an underwater sea forest.
Most people think of algae as something that grows in smelly swamps and dirty ponds. They are red, brown, or green in colour.
Most of the time, the colours come from pigments that help them make food. Photosynthesis means that a plant can make energy and give off oxygen at the same time.
On Earth, algae are the main source of oxygen. We can’t live without algae because they are the main source of food.

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