Multiple choice

Which of the following do not represent Thallophytes?

  1. Spirogyra

  2. Chara

  3. Marsilea

  4. Cladophora

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Marsilea is a fern, belonging to Pteridophyta, not Thallophyta. Marsilea has differentiated plant body with true roots, stems, and leaves, and possesses vascular tissue - characteristics absent in thallophytes. Spirogyra, Chara, and Cladophora are all algae, which are thallophytes.