Question

Q. 4. A] Write difference between using following points.
1)
Points
Algae
Fungi
Habitat
Nutrition Type
Presence of
chloroplast
Example​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer:

Algae and fungi are two groups of organisms. Algae belong to the kingdom Protista whereas, fungi belong to the kingdom Fungi. Algae are autotrophs, and Fungi are heterotrophs. Algae contain photosynthetic pigments. Fungi are capable of digesting non-living, organic material, and also absorbs simple nutrients by the fungal hyphae. Due to the presence of different photosynthetic pigments, algae have different colors like green, red, and brown.

Explanation:

1 KINGDOM Algae belong to the

kingdom Protista. Fungi belong to the

kingdom Fungi.

2 HABITAT They are mostly aquatic and

found in both fresh and marine water. They are terrestrial and mostly found on the dead matter with proper warmth and moisture.

3 PROKARYOTIC/EUKARYOTIC Only Cyanobacteria are prokaryotic algae.

Other algae are eukaryotes. All fungi are eukaryotes.

4 PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS It

possesses chlorophyll for

photosynthesis. It does not possess any photosynthetic pigment.

5 NUTRITION Being an autotroph, algae possess chlorophyll and other photosynthetic pigments. Fungi are heterotrophs, they digest external food by secreting enzymes.

6 CELL WALL The cell wall is composed of cellulose. The cell wall is composed of chitin.

7 FOOD STORAGE It stores food in the

form of starch. It stores food in the form of glycogen and oil globules.

8 BODY Algal body is filamentous or parenchyatous. The fungal body is filamentous or pasedo-parenchymatous.

9 NUCLEITED It consists of uninucleated cells.It consists of multinucleated cells.

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