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Further Investigations: Where are photosynthetic autotrophs found in your life?

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Further Investigations: Where are photosynthetic autotrophs found in your life?
  1. Create a field notebook identifying photosynthetic autotrophs around your home. Investigate the different groups and prepare a report comparing and contrasting their biology.
     
  2. Look through the ingredients list on food items in your house. Are there any food items with ingredients that come from algae? (Hint: look for carrageenan from red algae, alginate from brown algae, and beta-carotene from green algae.) Present your findings to your class.
Exploring Our Fluid Earth, a product of the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG), College of Education. University of Hawaii, 2011. This document may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-profit educational purposes.