cell wall composition,photosynthetic pigments and multicellularity
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Green algae and land plants share characteristics such as having chlorophyll for photosynthesis, cell walls made of cellulose, and similar reproductive structures like spores and gametes. Both groups also have a similar life cycle that includes alternation of generations with a multicellular haploid and diploid phase.
The green plants and green algae are eukaryotic, photosynthetic, multicellular, autotrophic in nature. They also require food, water and light to grow.
Both typically rely on photosynthesis as their primary method of obtaining energy.
Green algae, particularly charophytes, are considered to be the closest relatives and ancestors of land plants. They share many characteristics with land plants, such as similar chloroplast structure and reproductive features. This close evolutionary relationship suggests that land plants evolved from green algae.
Cyanobacteria > Red Algae > Green Algae > Land Plants
Charophyceans are a group of green algae that are closely related to land plants. They are found primarily in fresh water and have some characteristics, such as cellulose cell walls and similar reproductive structures, that are shared with land plants. Charophyceans are considered important in the study of plant evolution.
Green algae is a type of photosynthetic organism that is not classified as a plant but belongs to the Kingdom Protista or Protists. They have plant-like characteristics, such as photosynthesis and cell walls made of cellulose, but they have a different evolutionary history from true plants.
Green algae belong to Kingdom Protista. Green algae is a very diverse type of algae. Actually, green algae is sort of similar to plants. The green algae contain two forms of chlorophyll and capture light energy to produce sugar in similar with the plant. However, unlike the plants the green algae are aquatic. The species are named algae because they are aquatic and make their own food.