Question

An alga which produces motile homogametes is
1.Fucus. 2.spirogyra
3.Cladophora. 4.Volvox

Answer 1

Fucus is an alga which produce motile homogametes.

Answer 2

Option (3) Cladophora is the answer.

Cladophora is an example of algae that produces motile homogametes. Male and female gametes have similar morphology.

Volvox and Fucus are examples of oogamous reproduction, where the female gamete is large, non-motile and the male gamete is small, motile.

In Spirogyra is an example of anisogamous reproduction, where the male gamete is motile, active and the female gamete is inactive, non-motile.