Identify the following statements whether true/false regarding algae.

(A) Algae is predominantly aquatic with a thalloid plant body. 

(B) With few exceptions , lifecycle of algae is haplontic 

(C) Zygote undergoes resting phase in haplontic life cycle.

(D) Asexual reproduction takes place during unfavorable conditions

(E) Sex organs are unicellular and jacketed

(F) Fucus shows oogamous condition with air bladder containing fronds

	A	B	C	D	E	F
1	T	T	F	F	F	T
2	F	T	F	T	F	T
3	T	T	F	T	F	T
4	F	T	F	F	F	T

(A) Algae are predominantly aquatic with a thalloid plant body. They occur in a variety of other habitats: moist stones, soils and wood. Some of them also occur in association with fungi (lichen) and animals

(B) With few exceptions , lifecycle is of algae is haplontic. Fucus exhibits diplontic lifecycle while polysiphonia exhibits haplo- diplontic life cycle.

(C) Zygote undergoes resting phase in haplontic life cycle. - Zygotic meiosis is essential for haplontic life cycle

(D) Asexual reproduction takes place during unfavorable conditions - In algae and fungi asexual reproduction takes place during favorable conditions when the food is abundant.

(E) Unlike other groups of kingdom plantae, sex organs are unicellular and  non jacketed ,they do not have any protective cover cells.

(F) During sexual reproduction, fertilisation is external so it is a Non embryophyte