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Fucus and Sargassum both shows heterothallic habit .

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Heterothallic Habit**: - Heterothallic plants are those where male and female reproductive organs are found on separate individuals. This means that one plant will produce only male gametes, while another will produce only female gametes. 2. **Identifying Fucus and Sargassum**: - Fucus and Sargassum are types of brown algae. To classify them correctly, we need to determine whether they exhibit heterothallic or monoecious characteristics. 3. **Clarifying the Terms**: - The term "dioecious" is synonymous with heterothallic, meaning that these plants have distinct male and female individuals. - The term "monoecious" indicates that a single plant has both male and female reproductive systems. 4. **Analyzing the Reproductive Structures of Fucus and Sargassum**: - Both Fucus and Sargassum are known to have both male and female reproductive structures on the same plant, which classifies them as monoecious rather than heterothallic. 5. **Conclusion**: - Since Fucus and Sargassum do not exhibit heterothallic habits, the statement that they do is false. ### Final Statement: Fucus and Sargassum do not show heterothallic habits; they are monoecious, meaning they have both male and female reproductive structures on the same plant. Therefore, the statement is false. ---
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Define heterothallism?

Following are some characteristics of the three divisions of kingdom Plantae : Thallophyta, Bryophyta and Pteridophyta. 1. Sex organs are multicellular 2. Essentially terrestrial 3. Non-vascular 4. Lack true leaves and roots 5. Embryo formed after fertilisation 6. Photoautotrophs 7. Examples are Lycopodium, Equisetum, Azolla, Marsilea. 8. Examples are Marchantia, Funaria and Riccia. 9. Examples are Ulva, Fucus, Sargassum, Cladophora Select the option which shows the correct characteristics of the respective divisions.

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  • Heterothallism is found in

    A
    Mucor
    B
    Cycas
    C
    Selaginella
    D
    Volvox.
  • Assertion : Rhizopus does not form zygospores. Reason : It shows heterothallism.

    A
    If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
    B
    If both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
    C
    If A is true but R is false.
    D
    If A is false and R is true
  • Heterothallism refers to

    A
    Fusion is not accompanied with zygote formation
    B
    Fusion between morphologically similar strain
    C
    Fusion between the strains of structurally similar and physiologically different
    D
    All the above
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