blue-green algae

blue-green algae

 
noun Biology.
a widely distributed group of predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms of the subkingdom Cyanophyta, resembling phototrophic bacteria, occurring singly or in colonies in diverse habitats: some species can fix atmospheric nitrogen.
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Also called cyanobacteria.

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1895–1900
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Blue-green algae is always a great word to know.
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reproduction in which the offspring resemble the parents and undergo the same cycle of development
any alteration in the structure of an organism resulting from natural selection, by which the organism becomes more able to survive in its environment
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blue-green algae
 
—pl n
the former name for cyanobacteria

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