Match the following algae to their respective shapes of chloroplast.

Girdle-shaped

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Cup-shaped

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Spiral-shaped

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Reticulate

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Solution

Plants of the class Chlorophyceae exhibit a variety of chloroplast shapes.
Algae like Chlorella, Chlamydomonas, and the individual cells in the Volvox exhibit cup-shaped chloroplast.
Ulothrix exhibits girdle-shaped, Oedogonium - reticulate-shaped
and Spirogyra - spiral-shaped chlroplast.

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