Identify the incorrect statement regarding algae:

1. Algae contain chlorophyll 
2. Algae are autotrophic 
3. Body of an alga is composed of pseudoparenchyma and hyphae 
4. Cell wall of an alga is composed of true cellulose.
Subtopic:  Pheophyceae: Brown Algae |
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Which of the following statements is true about zoospores and gametes in brown algae?
1. Both zoospores and gametes in brown algae are motile and have equal sized flagella.
2. Zoospores are non-motile while gametes are motile, both lacking flagella.
3. Zoospores are motile with two flagella, while gametes are non-motile.
4. Zoospores and gametes are both motile and similar in the number of flagella.
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All the following are example of green alga except:
1. Ectocarpus
2. Chara
3. Ulothrix
4. Spirogyra
Subtopic:  Pheophyceae: Brown Algae | Chlorophyceae: Green Algae |
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Regarding the size and form of brown algae:
I: Ectocarpus is profusely branched and may reach a height of 100 meters.
II: Kelps are simple branched filamentous brown algae.

1. Both I and II are incorrect
2. Only I is incorrect
3. Only I is correct
4. Both I and II are correct
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All the following will be correct for members of Phaeophyceae except:
1. Chlorophyll a and Chlorophyll c are dominant photosynthetic pigments
2. Pyriform gametes
3. Floridean starch is the stored food
4. 2 unequal and lateral flagellar insertions
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The members of phaeophyceae or brown algae;
1. are found primarily in fresh water habitats.
2. possess chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophylls.
3. store food as glycogen.
4. do not reproduce asexually.
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Identify the algal group:
I: They possess chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophylls.
II: Food is stored as complex carbohydrates, which may be in the form of laminarin or mannitol.
1. Green algae
2. Brown algae
3. Red algae
4. Blue-green algae
Subtopic:  Pheophyceae: Brown Algae |
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A root like holdfast, a stem like stipe and a leaf like frond constitutes the plant body in case of
1. Rhodophyceae 2. Chlorophyceae
3. Phaeophyceae 4. Ferns
Subtopic:  Pheophyceae: Brown Algae |
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The leaf like photosynthetic organ in the body of a typical brown alga is called as:
1. Frond 2. Stipe
3. Holdfast 4. Rhizoid
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Biflagellate zoospores that are pear-shaped and have two unequal laterally attached flagella are involved in:
1. Asexual reproduction in brown algae
2. Asexual reproduction in red algae
3. Sexual reproduction in brown algae
4. Sexual reproduction in red algae
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