TOPIC:-
Thallophyta
30|06|
2025
introduction
-SWARA
JADHAV
OVERVIEW
-RHIANNA
KALYAT
EXAMPL
E:-
TYPES OF
THALLOPHYTA
1 ALG
AE
.
ALGAE ARE DEFINED AS A GROUP OF PREDOMINANTLY
AQUATIC,
PHOTOSYNTHETIC, AND NUCLEUS-BEARING ORGANISMS
THAT LACK THE TRUE ROOTS, STEMS, LEAVES,
AND SPECIALIZED MULTICELLULAR REPRODUCTIVE
STRUCTURES OF PLANTS
-SADIYA
2 FUN
GI
.
FUNGI ARE EUKARYOTIC
MICROORGANISMS.
FUNGI CAN OCCUR AS YEASTS, MOLDS,
OR AS
A COMBINATION OF BOTH FORMS.
SOME FUNGI ARE
CAPABLE OF CAUSING SUPERFICIAL,
CUTANEOUS,
SUBCUTANEOUS, SYSTEMIC OR
ALLERGIC DISEASES.
3. SLIME
MOLDS
SLIME MOULDS ARE EARLIER GROUPED
UNDER FUNGI,
HOWEVER, LATER THEY ARE KEPT IN
THE KINGDOM PROTISTA WITH OTHER
UNICELLULAR AND
SMALL MULTICELLULAR EUKARYOTIC
ORGANISMS.
THEY ARE SAPROPHYTIC AND FEED ON
DEAD AND
DECAYING ORGANIC MATTER.
-NISHITA
YADAV
SPIROGYRA
SPIROGYRA ARE free-floating green algae
present in freshwater habitats such as
ponds,
lakes, etc. Spirogyra are commonly
known as
“water silk or pond silk”. -AARYA
THEY HAVE A FILAMENTOUS AND UNBRANCHED
VEGETATIVE STRUCTURE.
THERE ARE AROUND 400 SPECIES OF SPIROGYRA
FOUND. -GRISHMA
MAHARA
CHARACTERISTICS
• THEY ARE USUALLY FOUND IN MOIST OR WET PLACES.
• This is due to the absence of “true roots” and vascular tissue
that is needed to transport water and minerals. ...
• They are autotrophic in nature.
• Most members of this group manufacture their own food. ...
• Reserve food is generally starch.
-GRISHMA
SOLKAR
FUNCTIONS
ONE OF THE DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE
FUNCTIONS
OF THE THALLOPHYTA IS THAT THERE IS
THE PRODUCTION
OF GLUCOSE AFTER PHOTOSYNTHESIS
AND A PART OF -SWARA
SHIRKE
THIS IS CONSUMED IMMEDIATELY.
CHALLANGES
AND
CONSERVATION
THALLOPHYTES, WHICH INCLUDE ALGAE AND FUNGI, FACE
SEVERAL CHALLENGES RELATED TO HABITAT LOSS, POLLUTION,
AND CLIMATE CHANGE. CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOCUS ON
PROTECTING THEIR HABITATS, MANAGING POLLUTION, AND
UNDERSTANDING THEIR ECOLOGICAL ROLES. MANY
THALLOPHYTES ARE CRUCIAL FOR MAINTAINING HEALTHY
ECOSYSTEMS AND SUPPORTING OTHER LIFE FORMS, MAKING
THEIR CONSERVATION VITAL.
-MRUNMAYI
ECOLOGICAL
IMPORTANCE
THALLOPHYTES, INCLUDING ALGAE AND
LICHENS,
PLAY CRUCIAL ECOLOGICAL ROLES BY
CONTRIBUTING
TO OXYGEN PRODUCTION,
NUTRIENT CYCLING, AND FORMING THE
BASE OF AQUATIC
FOOD [Link] ARE ALSO IMPORTANT
IN ECOLOGICAL
SUCCESSION, PARTICULARLY
LICHENS AS PIONEER ORGANISMS.
-KHADIJA
DONGARKAR
CONCLUSIONS
Thallophyta, a division of the plant kingdom,
encompasses primitive plant life with a
thallus-like body, lacking true roots, stems,
and leaves. They are primarily aquatic or
found in moist environments due to their
lack of vascular tissues for water and mineral
transport.
-GAURAVI
KANDARKAR
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