Question

Which of the following represents the maximum number of species among global biodiversity?

• A. Fungi
• B. Algae
• C. Lichens
• D. mosses and ferns

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Fungi

The correct option is A.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Any of the over 144,000 species of fungi, which also includes yeasts, rusts, slime molds, mildews, and mushrooms.
2. Additionally, there are several fungus-like species that do not actually belong to the kingdom of Fungi but are frequently referred to as fungi, such as slime molds and oomycetes (water molds).
3. Eukaryotic, non-vascular, immobile, heterotrophic creatures are fungi.
4. They might be filamentous or unicellular.
5. They spread spores to reproduce.
6. The phenomenon of generational alternation is seen in fungi.
7. Since fungi lack chlorophyll, they are unable to carry out photosynthesis.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option B:

1. The term "algae" refers to a class of mostly watery, photosynthetic, and nucleus-bearing organisms that lack the real roots, stalks, and leaves of plants as well as their specialized multicellular reproductive systems.
2. Because they provide the energetic foundation for the food chain that supports all aquatic creatures, they are essential to aquatic environments.

Option C :

1. A fungus and an alga work together in symbiotic relationships to create lichens, a sophisticated form of life.
2. The fungus, which is the lichen's main partner, is responsible for most of its features, including its thallus form and fruiting bodies.

Option D:

1. While ferns are members of the phylum Pteridophyte, mosses are members of the phylum Bryophyte.
2. Ferns and mosses are both non-flowering, seedless plants.
3. Compared to mosses, ferns are better-developed plants.
4. The primary distinction between mosses and ferns is that the former are vascular plants, while the latter is not.

Final answer: Fungi represent the maximum number of species among global biodiversity.