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LAND PLANTS or The embryophytes are the most familiar group of plants. They include ferns , mosses, trees , plants and various other green land plants. All are complex multicellular eukaryotes with specialized reproductive organs. With very few exceptions, embryophytes obtain their energy through photosynthesis (that is, by absorbing light); and they synthesize their food from carbon dioxide.
ALGAE Any of various chiefly aquatic, eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms, ranging in size from single-celledforms to the giant kelp. There are many types of algae, but only red and green algae are considered plants.
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∙ 15y agoBoth have chloroplasts where photosynthesis occurs. One difference is that algae lacks the stem, root, and leaf structure of plants.
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What is the evolutionary link between aquatic and land plants?
Green algae
Green algae often differ from land plants in that some green algae?
Some green algae are unicellular
What is the evidence that land plants evolved from green algae?
Many scientists believe that ancient green algae evolved into land plants. The chloroplasts present in green algae are the same as those of land plants. In addition, green algae have cell walls of similar composition to land plants; both store food, such as starch, in the same manner. Most green algae live in freshwater habitats with highly variable conditions. The ongoing changes in their environment have made them highly adaptable.what-evidence-has-led-scientists-to-believe-land-plants-evolved-from-green-algae
In what ways did land plants need to be different from green algae?
Green algae absorbs oxygen from the surrounding water. Land plants had to evolve to absorb oxygen from the air.
From what is it believed land plants evolved?
Land plants are believed to have evolved from algae that came from oceans, to freshwater, to wet-dry coatlines, and developed into ferns/shrubs.
Why are algaes confined to water whilst ferns are adapted to land?
Because algae are aquatic plants while ferns are not.
What is the evolutionary link between aquatic and land plants?
Green algae
Green algae often differ from land plants in that some green algae?
Some green algae are unicellular
Which group of algae is considered the Sister group of land plants What are all land plants called collectively?
Green algae or Chlorophytes
Is land an autotroph?
No, plants (on land) and algae (in water) are autotrophs.
How can algae be responsible for the production of more oxygen then terrestrial or land plants?
Terrestrial plants means plants that live on land, are you asking for a comparison between hydrophytes (aquatic plants) and terrestrial plants (land plants) in regards to the symbiotic relationship with algae and which relationship does the algae produce more oxygen?
What is the evidence that land plants evolved from green algae?
Many scientists believe that ancient green algae evolved into land plants. The chloroplasts present in green algae are the same as those of land plants. In addition, green algae have cell walls of similar composition to land plants; both store food, such as starch, in the same manner. Most green algae live in freshwater habitats with highly variable conditions. The ongoing changes in their environment have made them highly adaptable.what-evidence-has-led-scientists-to-believe-land-plants-evolved-from-green-algae
In what ways did land plants need to be different from green algae?
Green algae absorbs oxygen from the surrounding water. Land plants had to evolve to absorb oxygen from the air.
Are seaweeds a plant?
Seaweeds are not plants it is a type of algae
What is the sequence that represents the correct order of development of chloroplasts of modern plants from their primitive ancestors?
Cyanobacteria > Red Algae > Green Algae > Land Plants
From what is it believed land plants evolved?
Land plants are believed to have evolved from algae that came from oceans, to freshwater, to wet-dry coatlines, and developed into ferns/shrubs.
What is one difference between algae and plants?
Well, some algae ARE plants; green algae and brown algae (and maybe glauco algae depending on who you ask). For the most part the others are protists. Depending on how specific you want to get this question can get pretty complicated. There are some pretty cool and obscure forms of algae out there. I am sure if this question has to do with a test or something in mid/high school the question should refer to a particular definition of algae and a particular definition of plants as pertains to the text used in the class, but in the real world this question is unanswerable as it stands because there are too many kinds of plants and too many kinds of algae. To cite differences specific types of each must be specified.
