Nurturing Life Sciences
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#XL - R Botany
Algae
Chlorophyll bearing thallophytes
Autotrophic mode of Nutrition
Ex- Chlorella, Chlamydomonas, Cladospora, Sargassum, Gelidium, Laminaria
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Largest producer of Carbohydrates
some forms edible like Ulva (sea lettuce)
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They exist as-
Microscopic Unicellular- Chlamydomonas
Colonial Forms- Volvox
filamentous forms- Ulothrix and Spirogyra
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Reproduction
Vegetative reproduction- by fragmentation
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Asexual reproduction- by spore formation (zoospores)
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sexual reproduction- by fusion of two gametes
Isogamous (Spirogyra), Anisogamous (Chlamydomonas) or Oogamous (Volvox).