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Algae & Protozoa

Interesting facts about Algae

Latok
• Latok dikenali sebagai Caulerpa lentillifera,
iaitu sejenis rumpai laut. Rumpai laut ialah
tumbuhan laut yang dikenali sebagai alga
• Oleh kerana biji-biji latok menyerupai buah
anggur, ia turut digelar sebagai umibudo
(anggur laut) dalam bahasa Jepun.
Interesting facts about Algae
• It is the major food for fishes
• The oceans cover about 71% of the Earth's
surface, yet algae produce more than 71% of
the Earth's oxygen
Algae bloom
Algae bloom
Interesting facts about Protozoa
Interesting facts about Protozoa
• They can survive themselves or sometimes
live as a parasite inside the plants or animals
• Protozoa is a Greek word that means 'first
animals'.
• The tiny Plasmodium protozoan, the cause
of malaria in humans
• Amoebic dysentery , for example, is caused
by Entamoeba histolytica.
• African sleeping sickness , which is spread by
the bite of the tsetse fly, is caused by the
flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma

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