Question

Both plants and blue-green algae are photosynthetic but are classified as separate kingdoms. Which statement identifies a characteristic that distinguishes blue-green algae from plants?
(a) Plants have specialized tissues and organs and blue-green algae do not.

(b) Plants lack membrane-bound organelles and blue-green algae contain membrane-bound organelles.

(c)Blue-green algae are better than plants at moving from place to place.

(d) Blue-green algae use their chlorophyll differently from plants.

Answer 1

The statement 'plants have specialized tissues and organs and blue-green algae do not' identifies a characteristic that distinguishes algae from plants. They are different groups.

Planta and algae: similarities and differences

Plants and algae are autotrophic organisms that obtain their food by a process called photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis is a series of reactions by which plants and algae cells obtain simple carbohydrates by using the energy from the sun.

However, algae are unicellular organisms, whereas plants are multicellular organisms and are formed by tissues and organs.

Learn more about plant tissues here:

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