9 sentences with 'algae'
Example sentences and phrases with the word algae and other words derived from it.
• « First, algae and fungi appear, glistening against the black stone in the light of the setting sun. These organisms decompose the stone and prepare the soil for other, more demanding plants. »
• « How does the incidence of phosphate salts correspond to the invasion of algae? In reality, it all comes together in a meticulous way. To understand this, we must remember that carnivores feed on herbivores, which in turn feed on plants, which in turn feed on organic matter. At the bottom of this chain, or pyramid, are phosphates. »
• « The algae - also called cyanobacteria - feed excessively. They fatten up, so to speak, on such a fantastic menu of phosphates from detergents. »
• « Under these conditions, the algae reproduce excessively and end up with so many of them that they put the rest of the aquatic plants out of action. Zooplankton - the vital food of the seas - tends to disappear as it is left with nothing to eat. Only algae reign in the water. And there are too many of them. »
• « The survival group tested in winter found only plant lichens, fungi and algae in the snow. Energy intake was insufficient, but the soldiers benefited from drinking pine leaf tea. »
• « With their oxygen, some eukaryotes could move like torpedoes among defenceless algae and eat them, without having to go to the trouble of photosynthesising and manufacturing their own food: ladies and gentlemen, nothing less than the animal kingdom was born, another decisive step towards the brain, the computer and the evolution of both elements. »
• « In the sea, plants such as algae can be found at depths of up to 200 metres, because that is where the sun's rays, which are essential for photosynthesis, reach. »