Which one of the following is wrongly matched? (a) Spirogyra Motile gametes (b) Sargassum Chlorophyll (c) Basidiomycetes Puffballs (d) Nostoc Water blooms
Option A In Spirogyra, gametes are nonmotile and sexual reproduction takes place by conjugation. Sargassum belongs to Phaeophyceae group of algae. They are commonly called as ‘brown algae’ and contain photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll a and c. Puffballs are Basidomycetes with a stalked rounded structure that sends out puffs of spores, e.g., Lycoperdon oblongisporum. Nostoc is a colonial cyanobacterium. It enriches its habitat with nitrogen by fixing atmospheric nitrogen and also causes water bloom.
