Question

Sketch, label and describe the spirogyra

Answer 1

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Spirogyra

Spirogyra is a green algae belonging to the class chlorophyceae. The genus Spirogyra comprises more than 300 species and most of them are free floating algae. However, some species like S. rhizopus, S. dubia etc are found attached to substratum by the means of rhizoids.

Habitat: they are commonly found floating in fresh water resources like ponds, lake, ditches etc. and some are also found in slow running stream or river.

Structure

The vegetative structure or plant body is known as thallus. Thallus is a unbranched multicellular filamentous structure formed by arrangement of cylindrical cells head to head in a single row.