2017 Plant KingdomLife cycle patterns in algae Medium Question 37 of 105 in Plant Kingdom

Life cycle of $Ectocarpus$ and $Fucus$ respectively are

A Haplontic, Diplontic
B Diplontic, Haplodiplontic
C Haplodiplontic, Diplontic
D Haplodiplontic, Haplontic

The answer is C.

Solution

$Ectocarpus$ is haplodiplontic; $Fucus$ is diplontic.

$Ectocarpus$ has a haplodiplontic life cycle and $Fucus$ has a diplontic life cycle.

Concept ectocarpus-fucus-life-cycle

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