Question

Sexual reproduction in Volvox is:

• A. Isogamous
• B. Anisogamous
• C. Oogamous
• D. Zoospores

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Oogamous

Volvox:

• They are the green algae which form colonies of many cells.

• The plant body is a hollow sphere known as coenobium.

• They are autotrophic and have chloroplasts.

• Volvox reproduce asexually by reproductive cells known as gonidia.

• Sexual reproduction is oogamous and its dominant phase of life is haploid.

  Type of reproduction:

• Oogamous type of sexual reproduction is found in Volvox.

• Some species of Volvox can multiply rapidly and can cause harmful algal bloom.