Multiple choice

Which of the following organisms live in colonies?

  1. Spirogyra

  2. Volvox

  3. Chlamydomonas

  4. Desmids
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Explanation

Volvox is a green alga that exists as spherical colonies containing thousands of cells embedded in a gelatinous matrix. Each cell has two flagella, and the colony shows coordinated movement. Spirogyra is filamentous, Chlamydomonas is unicellular, and Desmids are also unicellular - none typically form colonies like Volvox.

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