10 Questions
Which of the following is NOT a photosynthetic pigment found in blue-green algae?
Chlorophyll-b
Which part of the blue-green algal cell contains DNA?
Centroplasm
Which of the following statements about the cell wall of blue-green algae is TRUE?
The inner layer is made of peptidoglycans
Which of these forms of blue-green algae exhibits true branching?
Stigonema
What is the primary function of gas vacuoles in planktonic forms of blue-green algae?
Buoyancy regulation
Which type of reproduction is NOT found in blue-green algae?
Conjugation
What is the function of phycobillins in blue-green algae?
Photosynthetic pigments
Which part of the blue-green algal cell contains the photosynthetic pigments?
Thylakoids
Which type of blue-green algal form is Microcystis?
Colonial
Which of the following is a common association of blue-green algae with other organisms?
Lichens
Learn about the different methods of vegetative reproduction in algae, focusing on binary fission for unicellular forms and fragmentation for filamentous multicellular forms. Understand how mother cells divide and produce daughter cells in binary fission, and how algae bodies break into fragments to develop into new individuals in fragmentation.
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