BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
KINGDOM PROTISTA
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They can make everything red
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They can kill marine life and/or poison them
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They can bloom flowers
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They can create bacteria
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Detailed explanation-1: -Algae blooms produce a toxin that is lethal to fish and other marine life, and as they spread, bacteria in the water start to consume the algae. As it decays, it depletes the water of oxygen, leading the fish to suffocate, Rosenfield said.
Detailed explanation-2: -A red tide is a phenomenon of discoloration of the sea surface. It is a common name for harmful algal blooms occurring along coastal regions. Red tides produce harmful toxins, capable of causing fatalities to fish, shellfish, mammals and birds.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many red tides produce toxic chemicals that can affect both marine organisms and humans. The Florida red tide organism, K. brevis, produces brevetoxins that can affect the central nervous system of fish and other vertebrates, causing these animals to die.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the 1950s, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and State of Florida scientists used copper sulfate to attempt to eliminate a red tide in coastal Florida waters.
Detailed explanation-5: -Why Are Red Tides Dangerous? Red tides are sometimes also called harmful algal blooms. Some of the algae that causes a red tide produce powerful toxins, which are harmful chemicals that can kill fish, shellfish, mammals and birds.