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Life cycle of algae

Learning objectives

  • Illustrate the sexual reproduction of an algae.

This animation presents the reproductive cycle of a green algae: The Ulva or "water lettuce" (Ulva lactuca).

This cycle is characterized by the regular alternating haploid (gametophyte) and diploid (sporophyte) generations, which are of the same importance and are morphologically identical.

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