Question

write 5 lines about volvox ​

Answer 1

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Each little alga within the colony bears two flagella, whip-like hairs. ... This helps the colony to swim towards the light. This differentiation of cells make Volvox quite unique. It is a colony that comes really close to being a multi-celled organism.

Answer 2

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★Volvox is a polyphyletic genus of chlorophyte green algae in the family Volvocaceae.

★ It forms spherical colonies of up to 50,000 cells.

★They live in a variety of freshwater habitats, and were first reported by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1700.

★Volvox diverged from unicellular ancestors approximately 200 million years ago.