23.5 - Land Plants and Related Algae Share Similar Genetic Features

Question 1

where do diverse structural type of green algae occur in?

Answer 1

• fresh water
• ocean
• land

Question 2

what two characteristics do most green algae have ?

Answer 2

1. most green algae are photosynthetic
2. the same type of plastids and photosynthetic pigments that are present in land plants

Question 3

what are the 3 types of planktonic green algae ?

Answer 3

1. single-celled chlamydomonas with flagella
2. the colonial genus monactinus
3. the filamentous genus desmidium

Question 4

what are the two types of attached green algae ?

Answer 4

1. the branched filamentous genus cladophora
2. the seaweed genus acetabularia

Question 5

red algae

Answer 5

most species are multicellular marine seaweeds

Question 6

what does red algae characteristically lack?

Answer 6

red algae characteristically lacks flagella