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Algae are considered to be plantlike because they have all the functions of a plant but have no leaves, stems, or roots.

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Algae is not a plant but it is plant like, and falls into the protista category.

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Algae are considered to be plants because they use photsynthetic pigments to create their own food from sunlight and carbon dioxide.

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Algae are considered to be plantlike protists because they conduct photosynthesis are unicellular and consist of cytoplasm in their root cells.

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