The molecular formula of benzene is C6H6, and its empirical formula is CH. You may refer to a substance by its name, and recognize it by its properties. Properties are related to the structure and the composition of the molecules. Knowing the chemical formula is a giant step towards understanding a substance.
Q: Which group of algae is responsible for formation of kelp beds along the North American coasts?Select one of the options below as your answer: A. Brown algae B. Green algae C. Red algae A: A. Brown algae is responsible for formation of kelp beds along the North American coasts.
Crustose coralline algae play a variety of important roles in many marine ecosystems, particularly coral reefs. We call them coral reefs because their three-dimensional structures are built by stony coral animals, which produce limestone as they grow ever upwards towards the sun. Corals may create the major structuresâthe bricks of the reef, if you willâbut no brick wall will stand strong without cement. Enter our unassuming friends the crustose coralline algae. They grow as a crust over and between the fragments and gaps in coral reefs and essentially cement the coral bricks together.