2018 Plant KingdomAlgae and bryophytes – reproductive features Medium Question 34 of 105 in Plant Kingdom

Which one is wrongly matched?

A Gemma cups – $Marchantia$
B Biflagellate zoospores – Brown algae
C Uniflagellate gametes – $Polysiphonia$
D Unicellular organism – $Chlorella$

The answer is C.

Solution

Red algae have no flagellated stages.

$Polysiphonia$ is a genus of red algae, where asexual spores and gametes are non-motile (non-flagellated). The other three pairs are correctly matched.

Concept red-algae-nonmotile-gametes

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