[DOC] [TLE] Holdfast - Wikipedia [PAR] A holdfast is a root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as 
seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, 
to the substrate. Holdfasts vary in shape and form depending on both the species 
and the substrate type. ... eroding the substrate away, thereby increasing the risk 
of organism falling off... [DOC] [TLE] 05/Marine Algae and Plants [PAR] Plants that live in the ocean or along the shore are called ... Like algae and land 
plants, marine plants produce food ... Microscopic animallike organisms that are 
part of the plankton ... Three types of ocean-dwelling green ... In such land plants, 
roots and stems ..... What structure prevents Fucus from being washed away? 3. [DOC] [TLE] Ocean Forests - MBGnet [PAR] These plants found here are called Giant Kelp. ... Frond - the part which holds the 
plant to the ocean floor -- it is like a root, but ... A holdfast keeps algae in place so 
currents and tides don't wash the ... Of course, some of these animals, also use 
other parts of the forest, too. ... Many kinds of fish swim among the fronds, too. [DOC] [TLE] Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Marine Algae ... [PAR] Be able to identify by generic name at least ten types of marine algae. ... The 
organ that attaches a marine algae to a substrate is called a "holdfast" Unlike a 
root, ... that live in muddy substrates often have complex tangles of root-like 
growths, ... Some marine algae are so small they can only be seen under a 
microscope. [DOC] [TLE] Kelp Forests - COSEE West [PAR] Oct 11, 2008 ... Most possess a holdfast (a rootlike structure), blades (leaflike structures), and ... 
upright kinds of brown algae are called kelp and are vital kelp forest inhabitants. 
a. giant ... giant kelp, the bull kelp composes part of the understory of the kelp bed
. .... expelled through the mouth and washed away with the tide. [DOC] [TLE] Algae Archives - CIMI School - Catalina Island Marine Institute [PAR] Nori, a red type of algae, is used in wrapping the mass amounts of sushi rolls we 
consume ... Sargassum horneri, or as it is not-so-fondly known by some 
California divers, ... instead using a root-like system called a holdfast, a cone-
shaped network of ... Giant brown kelp is part of the phylum Ochrophyta, named 
for the... [DOC] [TLE] Module 4: Cell Biology and Microbiology - ABCTE [PAR] There are two Divisions that contain only multicellular algae. ... where their 
holdfasts, the kelp equivalent of roots, keep them anchored to the rocks and 
prevent them from being washed away by battering waves. The body of a 
multicellular alga is called a thallus, which consists of the holdfast, the stem-like 
stipe, and the... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 17 [PAR] called algae. ... b. a stipe, or stem-like structure connecting the blades to the 
holdfast, which can ... Some red algae appear brown, green, or violet, and some 
brown algae ... Major Concept (III) There are a few marine flowering plants with 
true roots, ... Benthic animals are either classified as being sessile, attached to 
the sea... [DOC] [TLE] The Phaeophytes or Brown Algae [PAR] At the base of the stalk is the holdfast, which cements the alga to the ... commonly 
rock for the phaeophytes) and prevents it from being washed away. This ... 
different kinds of prey. ... a wide variety of animal life, some of which depend on 
the kelp for only a part of .... Notice the root-like structures that are all over the 
substrate. [DOC] [TLE] The Cyanobacteria or blue-green algae [PAR] and aquatic environments and some cyanobacteria may be toxic (Anabaena, ... 
away from the direction of excretion. ... Spirulina is a type of blue-green algae that 
.... The outer part of the cell consists of a firm but flexible layer called a pellicle, 
which .... reproduction the theca or armor

Question: A root-like part called a holdfast keeps some of this type of algae from being washed away
Answer: seaweed