Question

What is basis of classification?

Answer 1

Classification is the process of grouping organisms together based on their similarities and differences

Answer 2

Answer:

Presence of pigments which imparts traditional color on algae is the main basis for the classification of algae.

Chlorophyceae

• Chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b

• Green

Phaeophyceae

• chlorophyll a, chlorophyll c, fuxoxanthin

• Brown

Rhodophyceae

chlorophyll a and chlorophyll d, phycoerythrin

Red

Now, algae are classified on different criteria such as:

Flagellation

Storage products

Cellular organization

Constitution of cell walls