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"Pond Silk" is common name of

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Corallina
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Spirogyra
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Selaginella
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Chlorella
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Solution

The correct option is B Spirogyra
  • Spirogyra is called as pond scum, because the filaments float on the surface of large masses.
  • It is also called as pond silk because it continuously secretes mucilage by dissolution of pectin of the outer layer of the cell wall, which is shiny and slimy silk.
  • So, the correct answer is option B.

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