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The flagellated asexual spores of algae are called

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zygospores
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aplanospores
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zoospores
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oospores
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Solution

The correct option is C zoospores
Zoospores are asexual spores of algae. They are flagellated (motile) and on germination gives rise to new plants.

Some green algae produce nonmotile spores called aplanospores.

An oospore is a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae, fungi, and Oomycetes.

A zygospore is a diploid reproductive stage in the life cycle of many fungi and algae. Zygospores are created by the nuclear fusion of haploid cells.

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