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- Which type of asexual reproductive structures are found maximum in case of brown algae?
- What are the pigments of brown algae?
- How do brown algae grow?
- What are brown algae used for?
- How does brown algae obtain energy?
- How does asexual reproduction takes place in brown algae?
- Does asexual reproduction produce clones?
- Which of the following is concerned with asexual reproduction only?
- How does brown algae differ from diatoms?
- How do you identify brown algae?
- What part of brown algae is most important in photosynthesis?
- What are the adaptations of brown algae?
- How are brown algae attached to the substratum?
Which type of asexual reproductive structures are found maximum in case of brown algae?
Certain species of brown algae can also perform asexual reproduction through the production of motile diploid zoospores. These zoospores form in plurilocular sporangium, and can mature into the sporophyte phase immediately.
What are the pigments of brown algae?
The members of Phaeophyceae or brown algae possess chlorophyll a, chlorophyll c, carotenoids and xanthophyll. They vary in colour depending upon the amount of the xanthophyll pigment, fucoxanthin present in them.
How do brown algae grow?
Brown algae multiply by asexual and sexual reproduction; both the motile zoospores and gametes have two unequal flagella. Some seaweed species have gas-filled bladders (pneumatocysts), which keep photosynthetic parts of the algal thallus floating on or near the surface of the water.
What are brown algae used for?
Brown algae are used for a variety of conditions including cancer, fibromyalgia, arthritis, stress, weight loss, heart disease, high cholesterol, and many other conditions.
How does brown algae obtain energy?
Brown pigments can absorb the blue-green light energy and pass it to the green chlorophyll for photosynthesis (a process whereby algae manufacture food from carbon dioxide and water using light energy). A unique starch, laminarin is produced in brown algae.
How does asexual reproduction takes place in brown algae?
Vegetative reproduction takes place by fragmentation. Asexual reproduction in most brown algae is by biflagellate zoospores that are pear-shaped and have two unequal laterally attached flagella. ... The gametes are pyriform (pear-shaped) and bear two laterally attached flagella.
Does asexual reproduction produce clones?
Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent because the offspring are all clones of the original parent.
Which of the following is concerned with asexual reproduction only?
NEET Question. Spore is a reproductive cell capable of developing into a new individual without fusion with another reproductive cell in a favorable condition. As there is no involvement of fusion of gamete or reproductive cell for the formation new individual is called as asexual reproduction.
How does brown algae differ from diatoms?
Brown algae are exclusively multicellular and found in marine habitats, most typically in the intertidal zone. Their cell walls contain cellulose and they store their carbohydrates as laminarin. Diatoms are exclusively unicellular and found in almost every habitat where there is water.
How do you identify brown algae?
The easiest way to identify brown algae in a freshwater tank is simply by the color. It's…well…brown. It's usually a rusty brown or mustard color. It grows in a thin layer over the glass, substrate and just about any other surface in the tank.
What part of brown algae is most important in photosynthesis?
Although brown algae do contain chlorophyll, they predominantly contain the photosynthetic pigment fucoxanthin, which reflects yellow light. Fucoxanthin is considered an accessory pigment, which absorbs sunlight then passes this energy on to chlorophyll for processing.
What are the adaptations of brown algae?
Algae have a variety of adaptations that help them survive including body structures, defense mechanisms, as well as reproductive strategies. Some algae have holdfasts that attach to the sea floor and anchor them down much like roots of a plant. Many algae, such as Sargassum, have gas-filled structures called floats.
How are brown algae attached to the substratum?
The plant body of brown algae is attached to the substratum by a holdfast.
