Read the following statements and choose the correct option: 1. Algae in association with fungi is called lichen 2. Algae in association with animals eg. Polar bear 3. The microscopic multicellular forms like Volvox 4. The algae only reproduce by vegetative methods. 5. Vegetative reproduction is by budding

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Some algae in association with fungi is called lichen and animals eg Sloth bear. The size ranges from the microscopic unicellular forms like Chlamydomonas. 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.