Question

Differentiate between the following:-

(i)red algae and brown algae

(ii) liverworts and moss

(iii) homosporous and heterosporous pteridophyte

(iv) syngamy and triple fusion

Answer 1

(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 food.	2.	They contain mannitol or laminarin as stored food.
3.	They contain the photosynthetic pigments chlorophylls a and d, and phycoerythrin.	3.	They contain the photosynthetic pigments chlorophylls a and c, and fucoxanthin.
4.	Their cell walls are composed of cellulose, pectin, and phycocolloids.	4.	Their cell walls are composed of cellulose and algin.
5.	Flagella are absent	5.	Two flagella are present

(ii) Liverworts and moss

Liverworts		Moss
1.	They have unicellular rhizoids.	1.	They have multicellular rhizoids.
2.	Scales are present very often	2.	Scales are absent
3.	They are generally thalloid, with dichotomous branching.	3.	They are foliage, with lateral branching.
4.	Gemma cups are present	4.	Gemma cups are absent
5.	Sporophyte has very little photosynthetic tissue	5.	Sporophyte has abundant photosynthetic tissue

(iii) Homosporous and heterosporous pteridophyte

Homosporous pteridophytes		Heterosporous pteridophytes
1.	They bear spores that are of the same type.	1.	They bear two kinds of spores – microspores and megaspores.
2.	They produce bisexual gametophytes.	2.	They produce unisexual gametophytes.

(iv) Syngamy and triple fusion

Syngamy		Triple fusion
1.	It is the process of fusion of the male gamete with the egg in an angiosperm.	1.	It is the process of fusion of the male gamete with the diploid secondary nucleus in an angiosperm.
2.	A diploid zygote is formed as a result of syngamy.	2.	A triploid primary endosperm is formed as a result of triple fusion.