In Volvox, a colonial Chlorophyceae, cytoplasmic connections between cells play a crucial role in coordinating movement and other functions. What is the specific term for these connections, and what is their primary structural composition?
Plasmodesmata; cytoplasmic strands
Desmosomes; intermediate filaments
Gap junctions; connexin proteins
Tight junctions; claudin and occludin proteins
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Chlorophyll-b is found
In higher plants and Chlorophyceae
In higher plants and Phaeophyceae
In higher plants and Rhodophyceae
In all types of algae
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Chlamydomonas - Unicellular flagellated
Laminaria - Flattened leaf-like thallus
Chlorella - Unicellular non-flagellated
Volvox - Colonial form, non-flagellated
Which of the following is an algal parasite?
Volvox
Ulothrix
Porphyra
Cephaleuros
Non-motile unicellular green algae is?
Gelidium
Wolffia
Gracillaria
Chlorella
Which type of chloroplasts are present in the members of class-Chlorophyceae?
Discoid and plate-like
Reticulate and cup-shaped
Spiral or ribbon-shaped
All of the above
Which of the following is an algal parasite?
Volvox
Ulothrix
Porphyra
Cephaleuros
In which of the following, all listed genera belong to the same class of algae?
Chara,Fucus,Polysiphonia
Volvox,Spirogyra,Chlamydomonas
Porphyra,Ectocarpus,Ulothrix
Sargassum,Laminaria,Gracillaria
Chlamydomonas,Volvox,Ulothrix,Spirogyra and Chara are the examples of
Class-Chlorophyceae (green algae)
Class-Phaeophyceae (brown algae)
Class-Rhodophyceae (red algae)
Class-Cyanophyceae (blue-green algae) and Chlorphyceae
Which one of the following is an example of chlorophyllous thallophyte?
Volvariella
Spirogyra
Nephrolepis
Gnetum
The members of Chlorophyceae are commonly called
Red algae
Brown algae
Green algae
Blue-green algae