What are fungi? How fungi differ from other plants? Fungi (fungus) in Latin literally means mushrooms. Fungi are eukaryotic organisms with true nucleus and membrane bounded organelles. They are non-vascular Cryptogams included in Thallophyta along with algae due to their undifferentiated plant body. The study of fungi is called mycology […]
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Similarities and Difference between Bryophyte and Algae
Algae vs Bryophytes Bryophytes are the most primitive land plants. They are immediate between aquatic and terrestrial life. Even though bryophytes are well adapted for the land life they require the presence of water for the completion of their life cycle. Most of the evolutionary biologists believe that bryophytes were […]
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Bryophytes are the most simplest and most primitive land plants. Name bryophyte is derived from two words; ‘Bryon’ = moss; ‘phyton’ = plant. At present the phylum Bryophyta includes ~ 960 genera and ~ 24000 species. The present post discusses the Characteristics of Bryophytes highlighting its Habit, Thallus Diversity, Gametophytic […]
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Pigments in Algae (Key points) with PPT
Algae show great diversity in pigmentation. Many coloured pigments such as green, red, yellow, and blue have been found in marine and freshwater algae. Different groups of algae have different and specific pigment composition. Pigments are usually found in specialized plastids called chromophores in all groups of algae except in […]
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Oomycetes Vs True Fungi: Similarities and Differences
Oomycete vs Fungi : Oomycetes, commonly called as water molds, are a group of fungi with distinct phylogenetic importance. Apart from its phylogenetic importance, Oomycetes are disreputable for their plant pathogenic properties. This group includes the notorious plant pathogen, Phytopthora, which cause late blight of potato, the major culprit in […]
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