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What are the tiny spheres found inside of Volvox?


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Volvox:

  1. Volvox is the type of green algae which are present in freshwater habitats like ponds, ditches, etc..
  2. 20 species of volvox are known.
  3. A colony of volvox contains around 500 to 60,00 cells together.
  4. The pond becomes greenish due to the growth of volvox.
  5. The body of volvox is a hollow sphere which is known as coenobium.
  6. Example of volvox: Volvox aureus.

Thus, the tiny spheres found inside of Volvox are known as coenobium.


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