Question

Name the filamentous structure seen in ponds? explain how do they reproduce .

Answer 1

The filamentous structure found in the freshwater environment is called Spirogyra or mermaid's tresses, water silk or blanket weed. It is a genus belonging to the order Zygnematales or green algae. Generally, they reproduce both asexually by fragmentation or sexually by conjugation

Answer 2

Answer:

Spirogyras are filamentous green algae, named for their spiraling chloroplasts. Each cell of the filaments features a large central vacuole, within which the nucleus is suspended by fine strands of cytoplasm. ... Spirogyra species can reproduce both sexually and asexually.

Explanation:

Spirogyras are filamentous green algae, named for their spiraling chloroplasts. Each cell of the filaments features a large central vacuole, within which the nucleus is suspended by fine strands of cytoplasm. ... Spirogyra species can reproduce both sexually and asexually.