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Answer the following question.
Chlamydomonas is microscopic whereas Sargassum is macroscopic; both are algae. Which characters of these plants includes them in one group?
Solution
- Both Chlamydomonas and Sargassum belong to division Thallophyta.
- Members of Thallophyta range from unicellular (e.g. Chlamydomonas) to multicellular (e.g. Sargassum).
- Both are aquatic plants containing photosynthetic pigments.
- In both Chlamydomonas and Sargassum plant body is not differentiated into root, stem, and leaves.
- The stored food is mainly in the form of starch and its other forms.
- The cell wall is made up of cellulose and other components. Due to these characters, both Chlamydomonas and Sargassum are included in one group i.e. Thallophyta.
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