Question

Match the following algae to their respective shapes of chloroplast.

• A. Cup-shaped
• B. Girdle-shaped
• C. Spiral-shaped
• D. Reticulate

Answer 1

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.