Algae Characteristics Quiz

Who first introduced the term 'algae'?

• Jussieu

• Mendel

• Darwin

• Linnaeus

What is the branch of botany dealing with the study of algae known as?

• Ornithology

• Entomology

• Phycology

• Mycology

What is the term for algae that grow at the air-water interface?

• Neustonic algae

• Epiphytic algae

• Benthic algae

• Planktonic algae

Which type of algae grow in permanent or semi-permanent snow-capped mountain and polar regions?

• Halophytic algae

• Endozoic algae

• Thermophytic algae

• Cryophytic algae

In which type of algae do the cells remain embedded in an amorphous gelatinous or mucilaginous matrix?

• Dendroid

• Palmelloid

• Tetrasporal

• Rhizopodial

Which type of algae thallus construction is most common in Phaeophyceae?

• Parenchymatous forms

• Simple branched filament

• Heterotrichous

• Pseudoparenchymatous forms

Which type of algae thallus construction involves repeated transverse divisions of the lateral outgrowths produced by a few or many scattered cells of the main filament?

• Colonial aggregation

• True branching

• Siphonocladous organization

• False branching

Which type of algae thallus construction is restricted to members of Chlorophyceae in which the unbranched or branched filaments are composed of multinucleate cells?

• Colonial aggregation

• Filamentous forms

• Siphonocladous organization

• Siphonous organization

Which type of algae thallus construction involves enlargement and elaboration of the thallus in the absence of septa?

• False branching

• True branching

• Siphonocladous organization

• Siphonous organization