Study Set Content:
a filamentous green alga,strictly EPIPHYTIC and in no way parasitic
Oedogonium
The basal cells of the unbranched filaments form
holdfast
Oedogonium terminal cell of each filament is
rounded
The name Oedogonium comes from a word meaning
“swollen reproductive cell”
what reproductive cells bulge noticeably
female
Oedogonium mode of production
In asexual reproduction, zoospores are produced. Sexual reproduction is oogamous
Green alga composed of tiny spherical cells, reproduce by forming either daughter cells or autospores through mitosis
Chlorella
kind of cells often remain together in packets,
daughter
what formed inside the parent cells grow to full size as the parent cell wall breaks down.
autospores
favorite organism of research scientists; It has been used in many major investigations of photosynthesis and respiration, and in the future, it may become important in human nutrition.
chlorella
could also play a key role in long-range space exploration
chlorella
present exploration is severely limited by
the weight of oxygen tanks and food supplies needed on a spacecraft,
Desmids number of species
2,500 species
Their chloroplasts are among the most beautiful seen in green algae.
Desmids
water nets
(Hydrodictyon)
may be asexually produced inside a parent cell and eventually release
daughter net
Desmids mode of production
Sexual reproduction is isogamous
The zygotes become
zoospores
This alga has been used in classic experiments demonstrating the nucleus’s influence on the cell’s form.
Acetabularia
mode of production of Acetabularia
Sexual reproduction is also isogamous
