Single Choice

Green algae usually have a rigid cell wall made of an inner layer of ______ and an outer layer of _____.

Acellulose, cellulose
Bpectose, pectose
Cpectose, cellulose
Dcellulose, pectose
Correct Answer

Solution

Cell wall of green algae is thin, transparent and firm and consists of outer pectic and inner cellulosic layers. It is smooth but in most of species it gets thickened at the anterior end to form an apical papilla.

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