Why Are Green Algae Placed in the KingdomProtista, While Plants

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why are green algae placed in the kingdomProtista, while plants are given their own kingdom?

• A) Plants enclose and protect the embryo within the female plant, while green algae do not.
• B) The green algae use chlorophyll a, while plants use chlorophyll b.
• C) Green algae have a cell wall of chitin, while plants have cell walls of cellulose.
• D) All plants are vascular, while all green algae are nonvascular.
• E) Algae are sporophytes that reproduce only asexually, while plants are gametophytes and reproduce sexually.

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