Question

What is Chara in botany?

Answer 1

Botany: The branch of science deals with plants' studying structures, properties, and biochemical processes.

Chara:

1. Chara is a green alga that belongs to the family of Characeae.
2. It is multicellular and they resemble plants having leaf-like structures.
3. It is a non-flowering plant.
4. It has male (globule) and female (nucule) sex organs that fuse to form a diploid nucleus.
5. This diploid nucleus undergoes division to form haploid nuclei and a Chara plant.
6. It forms an important part of the aquatic ecosystem by stabilizing sediments at the bottom of the water body and providing food for the bottom-dwelling fishes.