Economic importance of algae
Algae have diverse economic uses. They perform half of the total carbon dioxidefixation on earth by photosynthesis, acting as the primary producers in aquatic habitats.
(a) Food source:...
Gymnosperms and angiosperms are seed-producing plants with diplontic life cycles.
In gymnosperms, the sporophylls are aggregated to form compact cones. The microsporophylls are broad and are not distinguished into filaments and...
(i) Red algae and brown algae
Red algae
Brown algae
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...