Giant kelp looks like a kind of seaweed, but it is in fact the largest-known kind of algae. It grows in very long strands up to 65 m in length, and is fastened to the seabed with a root-like organ called a holdfast.

The Kelp Forests are very different from the other habitats. The kelp forest is a forest, but it is not a forest of trees. Giant kelp grows in cool coastal waters where sunlight can go down to a rocky sea floor

Giant kelp is one of the world’s fastest growing plants. It can grow as much as 300 feet in a single year. When the tops reach the surface, they keep on growing to form a floating mat. The kelp forest provides shelter and protection for many animals. Like a forest on land, a kelp forest is full of life.

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