Question

Enumerate 10 differences b
etween colonial and filamentous organisms

Answer 1

Answer:

The main difference between colonial and filamentous organisms is that colonial organisms form a mass of similar cells while filamentous organisms form an array of organisms that resemble a filament. Moreover, colonial organisms appear as a sphere while filamentous organisms appear as a thread.

Colonial and filamentous organisms are unicellular or multicellular arrangements formed for mutualistic benefits. Each cell in the arrangement functions as a single unit and performs each and every target of a unicellular organism. Some colonial algae are Pandorina and Volvox while some filamentous algae are Spirogyra and Zygnema.