Life cycle in Chlamydomonas / Ulothrix / Spirogyra is
A
Diplontic
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B
Diplohaplontic
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C
Haplontic
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is C Haplontic
Life cycle in Chlamydomonas, Ulothrix, Spirogyra is haplontic. In haplontic life cycle, the dominant phase is haploid, and the diploid phase is of a very short duration,that is, when the zygote is formed by fusion of two haploid cells.