NEETBotanyPlant Kingdom
What is a defining characteristic of organisms that reproduce isogamous?
Options
- AThey have dissimilar gametes.
- BThey produce identical offspring.
- CTheir gametes are similar in size.
- DTheir gametes are motile.
Correct answer
C. Their gametes are similar in size.
Step-by-step solution
The algae reproduce by vegetative, asexual and sexual methods. Vegetative reproduction is by fragmentation. Each fragment develops into a thallus. Asexual reproduction is by the production of different types of spores, the most common being the zoospores. They are flagellated (motile) and on germination gives rise to new plants. Sexual reproduction takes place through fusion of two gametes. These gametes can be flagellated and similar in size (as in Ulothrix) or non-flagellated (non-motile) but similar in size (as