Why Are Green Algae Placed in the Protista While Plants

question 55

Multiple Choice

Why are green algae placed in the Protista 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 non-vascular.
• E) Algae are sporophytes that reproduce only asexually while plants are gametophytes and reproduce sexually.

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