Division Thallophyta

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Division Thallophyta: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Stored Food in Algae, Algae, Economic Importance of Algae & Hydrocolloids of Algae etc.

Important Questions on Division Thallophyta

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A research student collected certain alga and found that its cells contained both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b as well as phycoerythrin. The alga belongs to

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Floridean starch is found in

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Ulothrix can be described as a

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Brown algae is characterised by the presence of

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Ulothrix filaments produce

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Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option:

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A. Phaeophyceae I. Funaria, Sphagnum
B. Rhodophyceae II. Equisetum, Pteris
C. Pteridophytes III. Ectocarpus, Laminaria
D. Bryophytes IV. Polysiphonia, Gracilaria

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An alga very rich in protein is

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Agar is commercially obtained from

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The absence of chlorophyll, in the lowermost cell of Ulothrix, shows

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In Chlorophyceae, sexual reproduction occurs by

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In Ulothrix/Spirogyra, reduction division (meiosis) occurs at the time of:

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Mannitol is the stored food in:

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A plant in which sporophytic generation is represented by zygote:

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The common mode of sexual reproduction in Chlamydomonas is   

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The product of conjugation in Spirogyra or fertilization of Chlamydomonas is

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Sexual reproduction involving fusion of two cells in Chlamydomonas is 

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Study of Algae is called:

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Which among the following are associated with the asexual reproduction in lower algae?

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Vegetative reproduction in algae occurs by means of_____

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Ectocarpus and Kelps are examples of