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The document provides an overview of algae, including their classification, structure, reproduction methods, and economic importance. Algae are simple, autotrophic plants found in various environments, and they can reproduce vegetatively, asexually, and sexually. The document also highlights specific genera such as Chlamydomonas, Ulothrix, Spirogyra, and Nostoc, detailing their characteristics and life cycles.
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UNIT 1(A)
Lower Plants
Algae
+ GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The study of algae is called phycology or algology. They are simple, thallose, autotrophic,
non-vascular plant having unicelled sex-organs showing no embryo formation.
> Occurrence
The algal forms may occur in fresh water, marine water as also on the soil. The fresh
water forms may be phytoplanktonic (passively floating), epipelic (attached to bottom soil),
benthos (attached to submerged objects), epilithic (attached to rocks) or water blooms.
The algal forms may also occur as cryophyte (growing on snow), thermophytes (growing
in hot water springs), epiphyte, endophyte, epizoic, endozoic, symbiotic as well as parasites
Xeg., Cephaleuros).
> Thallus Organization
The thallus may be unicelled or multicelled. The unicelled forms may be motile,
rhizopodial, (forming pseudopodia) or coccoid (becoming fixed for some duration). The
multicelled forms may be colonial (of independent individuals), palmelloid (enclosed in
mucilagenous matrix), dendroid (microscopic tree), filamentous, siphonous (coenocytic),
heterotrichous (having prostrate and erect systems), or parenchymatous. A filament may be
fixed or free-floating; branched or unbranched; branching may be true or false; monosiphonous
or polysiphonous.
> Cell Structure
The algae show three types of cellular organizations, namely prokaryotic (Myxophyceae),
esokaryotic (Dinophyceae) and eukaryotic (other groups). The prokaryotes lack a well
rganised nucleus as also the cell organelles except ribosomes. The flagella may be acronematic
‘whiplash type) or pleuronematic (tinsel type). In Myxophyceae the innermost layer of the cell
all is made-up of mucopeptide. In others, it is cellulosic.
* Pigmentation
The algae possess three classes of pigments, namely chlorophylls (a, b, c, d and e),
‘arotenoids (c, B, 7, €-carotenes, lycopene, flavicine, leutein, fucoxanthin, violaxanthin,
sstaxanthim, zeaxanthin, myxoxanthin) and biliproteins (phycocyanin, phycoerythrin and
Nophycocyanin). The chlorophyll-a is universal and the biliproteins occur in red and blue-green
Igae.
>Reserve Food
‘The reserve food may be strach and oils (Chlorophyceae), chrysolaminarin and oils
Xanthophyceae, Bacillariophyceae), laminarin, mannitol and oils (Phaeophyceae), floridean
tarch and galactan (Rhodophyceae) or glycogen and cyanophycin (Cyanophyceae).
‘Reproduction
The algae reproduce vegetatively, asexually and sexually.TIPS ON BOTANY
Vegetative Reproduction : The algal forms reproduce vegetatively by fragmentation,
fission, budding, forming gemmae, hormogonia, tubers and akinetes.
Asexual Reproduction : The forms reproduce asexually by forming motile zoospores
or non-motile aplanospores (thin walled), autospores, hypnospores (thick walled),
exospores, endospores, carpospores, tetraspores (four spores) and monospores (one
spore). The zoospores may be bi-, quadri-(Ulothrix) or multifagellate (Vaucheria). They
may be of different size (micro- & macrozoosporpore) e.g., Ulothrix.
Sexual Reproduction : The sexual reproduction may be isogamous (by fusion of
identical gametes), anisogamous (by fusion of non-identical gametes) or oogamous. The
isogamous forms may also show autogamy or hologamy (fusion of two vegetative cells).
The anisogamy may be morphological eg., Ectocarpus or physiological eg., Spirogyra
The oogamous species show formation of antheridia and oogonia. Simplest type o1
oogamy is seen in Chlamydomonas. The most complex and specialized type of oogamy
is seen in Chara where the sex organs appear to be surrounded by sterile cells.
Classification
Jussieu, 1789. Fritsch, 1935 clas:
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Linnaeus, 1754 differentiated the group and named it as algae. It was delimited by d.
ied the group into eleven classes as under :
Class — Chlorophyceae ~ (Isokontae) — Green algae
Class ~ Xanthophyceae - (Heterokontae) - Yellow-green algae
)) Class — Chrysophyceae — Golden-brown algae
(iv) Class - Bacillariophycae — (Diatoms) Yellow or golden-brown algae
vy)
Class — Cryptophyceae
(vi) Class - Dinophyceae - (Peridinieae)
(vii) Class - Chloromonadineae
(viii) Class - Euglenineae
(ix) Class - Phaeophyceae - Brown algae
(x) Class - Rhodophyceae ~ Red algae
(xi) Class - Myxophyceae — (Cyanophyceae) ~ Blue-green algae
Economic Importance
A. Useful Aspects : The algal forms are useful on account of their ability to fix atmospher’
nitrogen (Anabaena, Aulosira, Nostoc, Scytonema etc.). They are also used as foc
(Porphyra, Alaria, Ulva, Chlorella etc.). The popular products are ‘amanori’, ‘asakus
nori’ (from Porphyra) ‘kombu’ (Laminaria), ‘cachiyugo’ (Ulva + Durvillea), etc.
‘The algal forms also provide alginates (from Laminaria, Fucus), carrageenin (fro.
Chondrus crispus), kieselguhr (from diatoms), agar-agar (from Gracillaria, Gelidiun
and minerals (iodine from Laminaria). Besides, they are also used for disposing tk
sewage (Chlorella) as well as for fodder purposes (Sargassum). An antibotic chlorelli
is extracted from Chlorella.
Harmful Aspects : Some algal forms are extremely poisonous (Prymnesiu:
Microcystis). The red rust of tea is caused by Cephaleuros. They spoil the drinki.
water by forming water blooms and also foul the marine vessels.LOWER PLANIS : ALGAE 15
CHLAMYDOMONAS
Systematic Position
Algae, Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae, -Volvocales, Chlamydomonodineae,
Chlamydomonadaceae, Chlamydomonas.
© Occurrence
It is fresh water, free floating, alga responsible for the phenomenon of red snow.
Structure
It is a unicelled alga. The cells are pyramidate, anteriorly’ biflagellate, uninucleate with
cup-shaped chloroplast, a pyrenoid and an eye spot (stigma). The flagella show 9 + 2 structure
and arise from blepharoplasts. Two contractile vacuoles are present near the base of flagella.
Presence of neuromotor apparatus has not been confirmed through electron microscope.
Flagellum
Flagellum
= Apical
Eye-Spot_ AF Papilla
Blepharoplast
Paradesmos
‘Contractile Rhizoplast
Vacuole Centrosome
‘Nucleus Fibril
Chloroplast Nucleolus
Pyrenoid Nucleus
Fig. 1. Chlamydomonas : A. Cell of C. angulosa, B. Neuromotor apparatus (diagrammatic)
+ Nutrition
It is an autotrophic alga. The reserve food is starch.
Reproduction
It reproduces asexually as well as sexually.
(i). Asexual reproduction : It occurs by the formation of biflagellate zoospores, palmella
stage and thick walled hypnospores. The hypnospores contain a red pigment,
haematochrome (C. nivalis).
(ii) Sexual reproduction : It may be isogamous (C. eugametos), anisogamous (C. braunii)
or oogamous (C. coccifera).
The zygospore secretes a thick wall, undergoes rest and shows meiosis on
germination. The meiospores are zoospores. When two vegetative cells fuse the
phenomenon is called hologamy.16 TIPS ON BOTANY
Life Cycle
[ Oogamy Anisogamy Isogamy
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ULOTHRIX
Systematics Position
Algae, Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae, Ulotrichales, Ulotrichaceae, Ulothrix.
Occurrence
It is a filamentous alga, found in running fresh water. U. flacca in marine, U. zanata occur
in cold water and U. implexa in esturies as lithophyte.
Cell Wall
Plasma.
Membrane
Chloroplast
Nucleus
Pyrenoid
Fig. 2. Ulothrix: A. Structure of a cell; 8. Hold fast.LOWER PLANTS : ALGAE wz
Structure
‘The filaments are uniseriate and unbranched. They are attached by means of a rhizoidal
cell or holdfast. The cells are rectangular or squarish. They are uninucleate with a girdle-shaped
chloroplast (ring like in U. zonata) and a few pyrenoid lying embedded in the chloroplast.
Nutrition
It is an autotrophic alga and the reserve food is strach.
Reproduction
It reproduces vegetatively, asexually and sexually.
(i) Vegetative Reproduction : It occurs by
fragmentation as also by akinete formation.
(ii) Asexual Reproduction : Asexually, it forms
zoospores, palmella stage, aplanospores
and hypnospores. The zoospores are of
three types-quadriflagelate_macrozoospores,
quadriflagellate microzospores and biflagellate
microzospres. The spores germinate into a new
filament.
(iii) Sexual Reproduction : The sexual
reproduction is isogamous. The gametes are Fig. 3. Ulothrix: A. Akinetes; B. Pahnella stage.
pyramidate and anteriorly biflagellate. They
fuse to form the quadriflagellate zygospore. The zygospore withdraws flagella, secretes
thick wall and undergoes meiosis after some rest to form 4 - 16 zoomeiospores or
aplanomeiospores which give rise to a new filament.
A gamete may also develop into azygospore parthenogenetically.
+Life Cycle
Zoospores
n
Palmella stage
Fragmentation
a
Akinetes
n
Vegetative
ULOTHRIX
n
Zoomeiospores
Aplanomeiospores on
n OVO
‘Sexual
Meiosis Fusion1a TIPS ON BOTANY
SPIROGYRA
Systematic Position
Algae, Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae, Zygnemateles, (= Conjugales), Zygnemataceae,
Spirogyra.
Occurrence if
It is a free floating, filamentous alga found 2
in still fresh water. j
Structure
The filaments are uniseriate and
unbranched. The cells are longer than their |
breadth. The septum may be simple or replicate.
The replicate septum has ring like thickening on
both sides.
The cell wall is 2-layered (pectose and
cellulose). Hence they are slimy to touch (pond
silk). The cells are uninucleate with 1 - 15 spiral
chloroplasts and many pyrenoids. A holdfast
occurs in S. adnata and S. jogensis. Fig. 4 Spirogyra: A Cal structure
B. licate septum.
Nutrition
It is an autotrophic alga. The reserve food is starch.
Reproduction
It reproduces vegetatively, asexually and sexually.
(i) Vegetative Reproduction : It usually occurs by fragmentation. Akinetes have been
reported in S. farlowii.
Replicate
Septum
Conjugation Canal
Fig. 5. Conjugaion in Spirogyra:: A. Direct lateral conjugation; B. Indirect lateral conjugation;
G. Scalariform conjugation.LOWER PLANTS : ALGAE 19
(ii) Asexual Reproduction : It occurs in S. karnalae by the formation of thin walled
non-motile aplanospores.
(ii) Sexual Reproduction : It occurs by conjugation which is of two types - lateral and
scalariform. The lateral conjugation may be direct or indirect. It involves participation
of two adjacent cells of a filament. The gametes are amoeboid. During direct lateral
conjugation a performation develops in the septum inbetween the two cells (gametangia).
A conjugation canal is formed during indirect lateral conjugation. The scalariform
cojugation involves participation of two filaments. A conjugation canal is formed between
participating cells (gametangia). Here one cell acts as male gametangium and the other
as female. The gamete that moves may be called as male. The sexual reproduction
corresponds to physiological anisogamy. As a result of syngamy the zygospore is
formed. It is three layered. Meiosis occurs in the zygospore forming 4 nuclei, of which
3 degenerate. It germinates to form the germling.
+Life Cycle
‘Aplanospores
Asexual
Fragméntation
a
SPIROGYRA
n
Germiing Lateral/Scalariform
? Conjugation
4 nuclei Sexual Fer
(B degenerate)
0
Meiosis
Zygospore
2n
~~ Rasiion
NOSTOC
Systematic Position
Algae, Cyanophyta, Cyanophyceae, Nostocales, Nostocaceae, Nostoc.
Occurrence
The algae is found in fresh water as well as on the soil. It also occurs as endopyte in
Anthoceros and Cycas coralloid roots etc.
Structure
It is a colonial algae. The colony is made up of filaments embedded in mucilagenous
matrix. Each filament has a single trichome. The filaments are moniliform and curved. The cells
are spherical. Some large cells, called heterocysts also occur in the trichome. The heterocysts1.10 : TIPS ON BOTANY
Terminal Intercalary
Heterocyst Heterocyst
Polar Nodule
4. Heterocyst Akinete Vegetative Cell
Fig. 6. A trichome of Nostoc. Fig. 7. Nostoctrichome showing a chain of akinetes.
may be terminal or intercalary having one or two polar nodules. The cell show typical
prokaryotic structure. The genetic material is DNA.
Nutrition
The alga is autotrophic. The food is reserved in the form of cynophycean starch and
cyanophycin. Its heterocysto can fix atmospheric nitrogen thereby improving nitrogen status of
the soil.
Reproduction
It reproduces vegetatively by fragmentation, hormogonia formation, akinete formation as
well as by germination of heterocysts. No zoospore formation and no sexual reproduction has
been observed.
Endospores:
Fragmentation
Hormogonia
Akinetes
Heterocyst
NosToc
+ Life Cycle
—=
QUESTIONS
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1. ‘Red rust of tea’ is caused by parasitic (3) Green algae (4) Red algae
(1) Cephaleuros (2) Puccinia (CBSE 1995; AFMC 1996; CPMT-UP 1999)
(3) Mucor @ Fusarium 3. The alga which is rich in protein
(CPMT-UP 1995,99) (1) Ulothrix (2) Spirogyra
2. Agar-agar, a complex carbohydrate is () Nostoc (4) Chlorella
extracted from (CPMT-UP 1994; CBSE 1997)
(1) Blue-green algae(2) Brown algae 4. Algae differ from bryophyta in possessingLOWER PLANTS : ALGAE
Lu
(1) Naked sex organs
(2) Sex organs with sterile covering
(3) Chlorophyll a and b
(4) Aerobic respiration cP MT-MP1998)
Due to which of the following organisms,
yield of rice has been increased ?
(1) Anbaena (2) Bacillus papillae
(3) Sesbania 4) Bacillus polymena
(CBSE 1995)
The blue-green algae belong to
(1) The Eucaryota (2) Rhodophyceae
(3) The Procaryota (4) Chlorophyceae
(CBSE 1996)
Heterocysts are found in certain
(1) Viruses (2) Bacteria
(3) Cyanobacteria (4) Mycoplasma
(PMT-MP 1997)
The characteristic pigment of cyano-
bacteria is
(1) Fucoxanthin
(3) Anthocyanin
(2) Chtorophyllb
(4) Phycocyanin
(PMT-MP 1996)
Brown algae are characterised by the
presence of
(1) Phycocyanin
(3) Fucoxanthin
(2) Phycoerythrin
(4) Haematochrome
(CBSE 1997)
. Make correct pair
Green colour
Blue-green colour
A. Cyanophyceae a.
B. Chlorophyceae b.
C. Phaeophyceae c. Red colour
D. Rhodophyceae d. Brown colour
(1) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd (2) Ab, Be, Cd, Da
(3) Ab, Ba, Cd, Be (4) Ac, Bd, Ca, Db
(PMT-Raj. 1997
. The zoosopores in Ulothrix are liberated
by the
(1) Degeneration of lateral walls
(2) Formation of a pore in lateral wall
(3) Gelatinization of lateral walls
(4) Gelatinization of all the cell walls
(CPMT-UP 1990)
. In Ulothrix, the reduction division occurs
in
(1) Zygospore (2) Gamete
(3) Zoospore (4) Spore
(CPMT-UP 1995)
. The basal cell of Ulothrix is devoid of
(1) Nucleus (2) Chlorophyll
20.
21.
22.
». Sor
. Physiologically
(3) Chloroplast (4) Pyrenoid
(CPMT-UP 1991)
|. More than one pyrenoid is present in a
cell of
(1) Spirogyra (2) Ulothrix
(3) Oedogonium (4) All of the above
(CPMT-UP 1991)
. Ribbon shaped chloroplast is found in
(1) Ulothrix (2). Spirogyra
(3) Chlamydomonas (4) All of these
(CMEET-Bihar 1996)
imes a ladder like structure is
exhibited in Spirogyra due to
(1) Scalariform conjugation
(2) Lateral conjugation
(3) Dirrect compagation
(4) Asexual Reproduction (CPMT-UP 1996)
|. The sexual reproduction in which cells of
two different Spirogyra _ filaments
conjugate is known as
(1) Lateral conjugation
(2) Scalariform conjugation
(3) Parthenospory
(4) Azygospory (CPMT-UP 1990)
anisogamous sexual
reproduction is found in
(1) Mucor (2) Selaginella
; 4) Spi
(3) Pinus 4) Spirogyra oy
). The cell wall of Spirogyra is made-up of
(1) Cellulose (2) Pictin
(3) Lignin (4) Chitin
(PMT-MP 1996)
Meiotic division in Spirogyra as seen at
the time of
(1) Germination of zygospore
(2) Conjugation
(3) Vegatative reproduction
(4) Zygospore formation
Nostoc is a
(1) Cyanobacterium (2) Beaded bacterium
(3) Bacteriophage (4) Parasite
(PMT-MP 1999)
(CPMT-UP 1997)
Pyrenoids are made up of
(1) Core of protein surrounded by fatty
sheath
(2) Core of nucleic acid surrounded by
protein sheath112
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(3) Core of starch surrounded by sheath of
protein
(4) Proteinaceous centre and starchy
sheath (CBSE 1995)
}. Ulothrix can be described as
(1) Filamentous alga with flagellated
reproductive stages
(2) Non-motile colonial alga lacking
zoosproes
(3) Filamentous alga lacking flagellated
reproductive stages
(4) Membranous alga
zoospores
producting
(CBSE 1998)
. Which of the following is known as pond
silk?
(1) Ulothrix
(3) Nostoc
(2) Spirogyra
(4) Anabaena
(CPMT-UP 1996)
. Spirogyra shows
(1) Haplontic life cycle
(2) Diplontic life cycle
(3) Haplobiontic life cycle
(4) Diplobiontic life cycle (eMT-MP1999)
Why plains become slippery during rainy
season ?
(1) By green algae
(2) By red algae
(3) By blue-green algae
(4) Due to other reasons (CPMT-UP 1994, 97)
Ulothrix filaments produce
(1) Isogametes (2) Anisogametes
(3) Basidiospores (4) Heterogametes
(CBSE 1997)
. Ulothrix belongs to the class
(1) Chlorophyceae (2) Xanthophyceae
(3) Rhodophyceae (4) Cyanophyceae
(PMT-Raj. 1997)
Botanists believe that the first plants
originated on the earth were
(1) Algae and fungi
(2) Mosses and their relatives
(3) Fems and lycopods
(4) Pines and cycads
Flagellate gametes are absent in
(1) Xanthophyceae (2) Chlorophyceae
(3) Phaeophyceae (4) Myxophyceae
Mark the parasitic alga
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(1) Anabaena (2) Ulva
(3) Cephaleuros (4) All
When algae show a habit like a
microscopic tree, it is called
(1) Coccoid (2) Siphonous
(3) Palmelloid (4) Dendroid
Which of the following is the largest
alga ?
(1) Laminaria (2) Sargassum
(3) Nereocystis (4) Macrocystis
. An antibiotic is extracted from
(1) Chlorella (2) Laminaria
(3) Gelidium (4) Allof these
Algae found growing attached to bottom
soil are called
(1) Sciophytic
(3) Epipelic
(2) Benthos
(4) Epilithic
. Carrageenin is obtained from
(1) Chondrus (2) Sargassum
(3) Ulva (4) Batrachospermum
A motile flagellate asexual cell is known
as
(1) Zygospore (2) Zoospore
(3) Zoogamete (4) Tetraspore
The alga used for quick sewage disposal
is
(1) Ulothrix (2) Cladophora
(3) Volvox (4) Chlorella
. Blue-green algae which _live
endophytically in protozoans are called
(1) Cyanophage (2) Bacteriophage
(3) Cyanallae (4) Plasmids
One of the following a very poisonous
alga
(1) Gymnodenium (2) Pandorina
(3) Nostoc (4) Microcoleus
Algal forms which move by pseudopodia
as described as
(1) Coccoid (2) Dendroid
(3) Rhizopodial (4) Palmelloid
The dinoflagellates exhibit a cell structure
called
(1) Prokaryotic (2) Mesokaryotic
(3) Eukaryotic (4) None of these
The inner most layer of cell wall of
cyanobacteria is made-up ofLOWER PLANTS : ALGAE
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(1) Lipoprotein
(2) Lipopolysaccharide
(3) Mucopeptide
(4) Cellulose
. One of the following alga has
parenchymatous thallus
(1) Ectocarpus (2) Cladophora
(3) Sargassum (4) Spirogyra
No zoospore formation has been observed
in the algal members belonging to
(1) Chlorophyceae (2) Xanthophyceae
(3) Phaeophyceae (4) Myxophyceae
The thermophytic alga can tolerate a
temp. as high as
(1) 95°C (2) 85°C (3) 60°C (4) 0°C
‘The alga growing as endophyte in the leaf
of the aquatic fern Azolla
(1) Scytonema (2) Lyngbya
(3) Nostoc (4) Anabaena
No sexual reproduction occurs in the algal
forms belonging to
(1) Bacillariophyceae
(2) Myxophyceae
(3) Xanthophyceae
(4) Chlorophyceae
Chrysolaminarin is the reserve food of the
algal members belonging to
(1) Xanthophyceae (2) Phaeophyceae
(3) Rhodophyceae (4) Myxophyceae
“Amanori’ bread is prepared from the alga
(1) Codium (2) Porphyra
(3) Chondrus (4) Alaria
The algae preferred for cultivation in
space
(1) Diatoms (2) Dinoflagellates
(3) Chlamydomonas (4) Chlorella
‘Khombu’ is the common name of an
edible alga called
(1) Uba (2) Laminaria
(3) Durvillea (4) Porphyra
The pigments that are common to all
algae are
(1) Phycocyanin and phycoerythrin
(2) Chlorophyll ‘a’
(3) Phycoerythin and chlorophyll ‘a’
(4) Phycocyanin and chlorophyll ‘a’
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Dinitrogen fixation by Nostoc takes place
in
(1) Vegatative cells (2) Akinetes
(3) Heterocysts (4) Hormogonia
The phenomenon of ‘red snow’ is
exhibited in polar regions by a
Chlamydomonas species
(1) C. nivalis (2) 'C. coccifera
(3) C. media (4) C. reticulata
The asexual spores formed in
Chlamydomonas
(1) Monospores (2) Tetraspores
(3) Zoospores (4) Autospores
The pigment that imparts red colour
to Chlamydomonas in polar region
(1) Haematoxylin (2) Haematoxylon
(3) Haematin (4) Haematochrome
The meiospores of Chlamydomonas are
usually
(1) Zoospores (2) Carpospores
(3) Autospores (4) Aplanospores
When two ordinary individual
of Chlamydomonas fuse to produce
zygote, the phenomenon is
(1) Isogamy (2) Hologamy
(3) Autogamy (4) Pseudogamy
. Chemically the eye spot (stigma) of
Chlamydomonas is
(1) Proteinaceous (2) Lipoidal
(3) Acarbohydrate (4) A nucleic acid
The protoplasts of palmella stage of
Chlamydomonas develop into
(1) Zoospores (2) Hypnospores
(3) Either of these (4) None of these
Ulothrix occurs in
(1) Running fresh water
(2) Running salt water
(3) Stagnant fresh water
(4) Stagnant salt water
Palmella stage is found in
(1) Ulothrix (2) Spirogyra
3) Cystopus (4) Nostoc
. Ulothrix produces
(1) Quadriflagellate macrozoospores only
(2) Quadriflagellate microzoospores only1a
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(3) Biflagellate microzoospores only
(3) Apical papilla (4) Alll of these
(4) All the three types of zoospores stated 71. Spirogyra karnalae _reproduces
above asexually by forming
65. The meiospores in Ulothrix are (1) Zoospores (2) Aplanospores
(1) Hypnospores or zoospores (3) Hypnospores (4) Autospores
(2) Aplanospores or zoospores 72. The innermost wall layer of Nostoc cell
(3) Hypnospores or aplanospores is made-up of
(4) Nuclei or protoplasts (1) Mucopeptide
66. That Ulothrix belongs to Chlorophyceae (2) Cellulose
can be confirmed by staining the alga with (3) Pectose only
(1) Safranin (2) Aniline blue (4) Cellulose & pectose
. (3) Fast green (4) Iodine 73. Nostoc reproduces by the formation of
67. As a result of meiosis the zygospore (1) Hormogonia only
of Spirogyra forms four (2) Hormogonia and akinetes
(1) Zoospores (2) Aplanospores (3) Akinetes and aplanospores
(3) Nuclei (4) Cells (4) Aplanospores and hormogonia
68. The slimy touch in Spirogyra filament is 74. The filaments of Nostoc are
due to a layer of (1) Uniseriate, straight and unbranched
(1) Pectose (2) Chitin (2) Uniseriate, curved and unbranched
(3) Slime (4) All of these (3) Multiseriate, curved and unbranched
69. The maximum number of (4) Multiseriate, straight and branched
chloroplasts reported in a cell of 75. The cells of Nostoc possess
Spirogyra (1) Ribosomes only
(1) Five (2) Fifteen (2) Ribosomes and ER
(3) Twenty five (4) Thirty two (3) ER and photosynthetic lamellae
70. Spirogyra jogensis is peculiar in having a (4) Ribosomes & photosynthetic lamellae
(1) Holdfast cell (2) Rhizoids
ANSWERS
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1() 2.4) 34) 4) 5 (1) 6) 7 3) 8 (4) 9 @) 10. 3)
IL. (2) 12. (2) 13, (3) 14 (4) 15. (2) 16. (1) 17. (2) 18. (4) 19. (1) 20. (1)
21. (1) 22. (1) 23, (1) 24 (2) 25. (1) 26. (3) 27. (1) 28. (1) 29% (1) 30. (4)
31. (3) 32. (4) 33. (4) 34. (1) 35, (4) 36. (1) 37. (2) 38. (4) 39% (3) 40. (1)
41. (3) 42. (2) 43. (3) 44. (3) 45. (4) 46. (3) 47. (4) 48. (2) 49. (1) 50. (2)
51. (4) 52. (2) 53. (2) 54. (3) 55. (1) 56. (3) 57. (4) 58. (1) 59. (2) 60. (2)
61. (1) 62. (1) 63. (1) 64. (4) 65. (2) 66. (4) 67. (3) 68. (1) 69. (2) 70. (1)
‘TL. (2) 72. (1) 73. (2) 74. (2) 75. (4)