Question
What are algae? Give example.
Solution
Algae or thallophyta are a classification of the plant kingdom. Algae have the following characteristics:
(i) Plants which have thaloid body i.e., body is not differentiated into root, stem and leaf.
(ii) Plant cells contain pigment like chlorophyll and other pigment and are autotrophic.
(iii) They are prdominantly aquatic.
Example. Spirogyra, Ulothrix, Cladophora, Ulva and Chara.
Thallophyta-Algae.
