How are plants and green algae alike?

Answer 1

Algae are simple plants. The biggest similarity with more 'regular' lants is that they both contain chlorophyll

Green algae and plants are sister taxon, that is, they share a common ancestor.

For this reason, they both have double membrane bound plastids that contain chlorophyll a and b. Their main storage compound is starch, and they use cellulose to build their cell walls. There are other similarities involving the arrangement of microtubules associated with the flagella; however, these can only be seen using a transmission electron microscope.

Answer 2

algae is similar to plants in two ways1. they containchlorophyll.

2. they can make their own food.

the difference between algae and plants are

algae lacks roots, stems, leaves, and tissue to forcaringfood and water.

Answer 3

They both photosynthasize and have similier cell structures

Answer 4

Both contain chlorophyll and are able to synthesis glucose from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight; both give off oxygen as a byproduct.

Answer 5

Algae are like plants because they are photosynthetic. They produce their own energy via the sun.

Answer 6

Algae ARE plants.

Answer 7

It makes 2/3 of all the oxygen on Earth.

Answer 8

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