Which stramenopiles are photosynthetic?

A) diatoms only
B) brown algae only
C) water molds only
D) diatoms and brown algae only
E) diatoms, brown algae, and water molds

Stramenopiles

A diverse group of eukaryotes that includes diatoms, golden algae, and brown algae, characterized by the presence of straw-like hairs on the flagella of their reproductive cells.

Photosynthetic

Relating to the process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy, usually from the sun, into chemical energy stored in glucose.

Brown Algae

Multicelled marine protists with a brown accessory pigment in their chloroplasts.