Plant kingdom - Algae

What is the study of Algae called?

Who is also called the founder of Algology?

• Fritsch

• Aristotle

• Carlos

• none of these

Why do Algae not have vascular bundles? (more than one correct)

• Because they are very small

• They can do diffusion

• Because they have mucilage cover

The most common sex organs of the Thallophyta are

• male- antheridia

  female- archeagonia

• male- oogonia

  female- archeagonia

• male- antheridia

  female- oogonia

• none of the above

The sex organs of Chara are

• unicellular and non-jacketed

• unicellular and jacketed

• non-unicellular and jacketed

• non-unicellular and non-jacketed

Chara is an exception to Thallophyta. What are the sex organs of Chara called?

• male- Antheridium

  female- archeagonia

• male- globule

  female- oogonia

• male- nucule

  female- globule

• male- globule

  female- nucule

What is the ploidy level of Chara's lifecycle (haplontic/diplontic)?

All algae contain which of the following?

• Chlorophyll-a, Xanthophyll and Fucoxanthin

• Chlorophyll-b, Carotenoid pigments

• Chlorophyll-c, Xanthophyll

• None of these

Answer explanation

All algae have Chlorophyll-a , Xanthophyll and Carotenoid pigments

Name the two common blue green algae and the nutrient they supply for space travellers

• BGA- Spirulina and Chlorella

  Nutrient- Protein

• BGA- Chlorella and Chara

  Nutrient- Protein

• BGA- Ulva and Spirulina

  Nutrient- Carbs

• none of these

Name the common red algae used for making agar-agar

(two possibles answers, both are considered)