Tag: cryptograms

Stigeoclonium shows heterogeneous habit which differentiated into prostrate and erect system.

Volvox is a colonial green alga that forms a spherical, motile colony known as a coenobium, which has a fixed number of cells.

In Volvox, the parent colony functions as a container for daughter colonies. Once the daughter colonies are fully developed and liberated, the parent colony has no further function and disintegrates.

In Volvox, specialized reproductive cells called gonidia undergo division to form daughter colonies within the parent colony.

Chara is a stonewort alga that deposits calcium carbonate on its cell walls, giving it a gritty texture, and it is known for its larvicidal properties.

Cladophora species are often found growing as epiphytes on various substrates, including the shells of mollusks in aquatic environments.

Ulva is a genus of edible green algae commonly referred to as sea lettuce due to its thin, flat, leaf-like thallus.

Volvox is a colonial alga where the entire colony is motile due to the flagella present on individual cells, allowing the whole structure to swim.

Volvox is a colonial alga, but its individual cells are flagellated. The statement 'non-flagellate' is incorrect because the cells possess flagella for motility.

Non flowering plants are those plants which cannot produce flowers. They reproduce mainly through spores. Examples of non flowering plants include ferns, mosses and liverworts. They belong to cryptogams. Cryptogams are non flowering and seedless, spore-bearing plants.