Question

characteristics of spirogyra ​

Answer 1

1. Identifying Characteristics of Spirogyra

• They have a multi-cellular filamentous body with a mucilaginous sheath.
• They bear 2-10 spiral and ribbon-shaped chloroplasts with many pyrenoids.
• The cell wall is composed of pectin and cellulose.
• It reproduces vegetatively and sexually.

Answer 2

Characteristics of spirogyra

1. It is single cell thick, cylindrical filament, slimy to touch green coloured algae.
2. It grows very fast in water.
3. The filament has cells joined end to end.
4. It has spiral shaped ribbon like chloroplast hence it is named spirogyra.
5. cell wall is clearly seen.
6. Chlorophyll is present in chloroplast and helps in photosynthesis.