The pyrenoids are made up of
1. | Proteinaceous centre and starchy sheath |
2. | Core of protein surrounded by fatty sheath |
3. | Core of starch surrounded by sheath of protein |
4. | Core of nucleic acid surrounded by protein sheath |
Match each term with its definition and choose your answer from the codes given:
I. |
Isogamy |
1. |
The union of two gametes |
II. |
Syngamy |
2. |
Two gametes, one larger than the other |
III. |
Heterogamy |
3. |
Two kinds of gametes, one motile and other non motile |
IV. |
Anisogamy |
4. |
Two kinds of morphologically distinct gametes |
V. |
Oogamy |
5. |
Both gametes morphologically indistinguishable |
Codes:
|
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
1. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
2. |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3. |
5 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
4. |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. | Chlamydomonas: | Microscopic unicellular algae |
2. | Volvox: | Colonial algae |
3. | Ulothrix: | Filamentous algae |
4. | Fucus: | Isogamous algae |
Identify the incorrect statement regarding algae:
1. | At least a half of the total carbon dioxide fixation on earth is carried out by algae through photosynthesis. |
2. | Around 70 species of freshwater algae can be used as food. |
3. | Certain marine brown and red algae produce large amounts of hydrocolloids (water holding substances), e.g., algin (brown algae) and carrageen (red algae) which are used commercially. |
4. | Agar, obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria are used to grow microbes and in preparations of ice-creams and jellies. |
Sexual reproduction by non-flagellated but similar in size gametes is seen in:
1. Chlamydomonas
2. Volvox
3. Spirogyra
4. Fucus