In two separate boating incidents, one as a teenager on the Mississippi River and one on the Great Lakes, President Lincoln got his boats stuck in shallow waters, known as shoals.. These two experiences inspired Lincoln to invent a solution to help him navigate his boat through shallow waters.
Algae are simple plants. The biggest similarity with more  'regular' lants is that they both contain chlorophyll    Green algae and plants are sister taxon, that is, tâ¦hey share a  common ancestor.    For this reason, they both have double membrane bound plastids that  contain chlorophyll a and b.
What are Algae? Algae are simple plants that can range from the microscopic (microalgae), to large seaweeds (macroalgae), such as giant kelp more than one hundred feet in length. Microalgae include both cyanobacteria, (similar to bacteria, and formerly called âblue-green algaeâ) as well as green, brown and red algae.hat are Algae? Algae are simple plants that can range from the microscopic (microalgae), to large seaweeds (macroalgae), such as giant kelp more than one hundred feet in length. Microalgae include both cyanobacteria, (similar to bacteria, and formerly called âblue-green algaeâ) as well as green, brown and red algae.