(i) Red algae and brown algae
Red algae |
Brown algae |
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1. |
Red algae are grouped under the class Rhodophyceae. |
1. |
Brown algae are grouped under the class Phaeophyceae. |
2. |
They contain floridean starch as stored food. |
2. |
They contain mannitol or laminarin as stored food. |
3. |
They contain the photosynthetic pigments chlorophylls a and d, and phycoerythrin. |
3. |
They contain the photosynthetic pigments chlorophylls a and c, and fucoxanthin. |
4. |
Their cell walls are composed of cellulose, pectin, and phycocolloids. |
4. |
Their cell walls are composed of cellulose and algin. |
5. |
Flagella are absent |
5. |
Two flagella are present |
(ii) Liverworts and moss
Liverworts |
Moss |
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1. |
They have unicellular rhizoids. |
1. |
They have multicellular rhizoids. |
2. |
Scales are present very often |
2. |
Scales are absent |
3. |
They are generally thalloid, with dichotomous branching. |
3. |
They are foliage, with lateral branching. |
4. |
Gemma cups are present |
4. |
Gemma cups are absent |
5. |
Sporophyte has very little photosynthetic tissue |
5. |
Sporophyte has abundant photosynthetic tissue |
(iii) Homosporous and heterosporous pteridophyte
Homosporous pteridophytes |
Heterosporous pteridophytes |
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1. |
They bear spores that are of the same type. |
1. |
They bear two kinds of spores – microspores and megaspores. |
2. |
They produce bisexual gametophytes. |
2. |
They produce unisexual gametophytes. |
(iv) Syngamy and triple fusion
Syngamy |
Triple fusion |
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1. |
It is the process of fusion of the male gamete with the egg in an angiosperm. |
1. |
It is the process of fusion of the male gamete with the diploid secondary nucleus in an angiosperm. |
2. |
A diploid zygote is formed as a result of syngamy. |
2. |
A triploid primary endosperm is formed as a result of triple fusion. |
Mention the ploidy of the following:
protonemal cell of a moss;
primary endosperm nucleus in dicot,
leaf cell of a moss;
prothallus cell of a fern;
gemma cell in Marchantia;
meristem cell of monocot,
ovum of a liverwort, and
zygote of a fern.
Which of the following is not correct?
(a) Robert Brown discovered the cell.
(b) Schleiden and Schwann formulated the cell theory.
(c) Virchow explained that cells are formed from pre-existing cells.
(d) A unicellular organism carries out its life activities within a single cell.
Name two cell-organelles that are double membrane bound. What are the characteristics of these two organelles? State their functions and draw labelled diagrams of both.
State the role of pancreatic juice in digestion of proteins.
Name the components of the formed elements in the blood and mention one major function of each of them.
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