Question

Explain classification and main characteristics of algae.

Answer 1

Answer:

These are eukaryotic organism. it can be multicellular or unicellular

Answer 2

Answer:

ALGAE-

GENERAL CHARACTERSTICS

1. Algae are the simplest multicellular plants. Some are unicellular eg. Chlamydomonas

2. Pant body: known as Thallus and they are avascular

3. Habitat: Algae are usually aquatic, either freshwater or marine and some are terresterial.

5. Algae are eukaryotic thallophytes.

6. Algae are photoautotrophs.

7. Storage form of food: Starch

8. Reproduction: Algae reproduce either by vegetative, asexual or sexual method

9. Vevetative method: fragmentation, hormogonia

10.Asexual spore: zoospores, aplanospores, hypnospores, akinetes, azygospore

11. Sexual method: isogamous, anisogamous, and oogamous gametic fusion

CLASSIFICATION OF ALGAE

On the basis of photosynthetic pigments algae classified into three classes.

1. Chlorophyceae (green algae)

2. Phaeophyceae (brown algae)

3. Rhodophyceae (red algae).