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Single-celled or simple multi-celled organisms, commonly found in surface water, which produce their own food through photosynthesis. Excessive algae growth may cause the water to have undesirable odors or tastes and decay of algae can deplete the oxygen in the water. primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves |
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