Plz help me out!
2007-02-14 15:43:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Pictures; http://vis-pc.plantbio.ohiou.edu/algaeimage/pages/Spirogyra.html
http://home.manhattan.edu/~frances.cardillo/plants/protoc/spiro.html
Once you see what it looks like you'll know why it has that name.
Filamenst of Spirogyra seen with the microscope, the first thing that attracts attention is the chloroplast, a narrow, banded spiral
2007-02-14 15:55:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nomenclature of concerned Alga is based on the morphology of the chloroplast found into cell. Actually the chloroplast in this Alga is spiral ribbon like.
Further if you will go for the literal meaning of Spirogyra it will convey you : "Spiro" means spiral and "Gyra" means rotation.
Through chloroplast morphology it is most easy to identify this Alga. Hence only Spirogyra so called.
2007-02-15 00:00:12 · answer #2 · answered by tarique h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spi·ro·gy·ra (spr-jr) KEY
NOUN:
Any of various filamentous freshwater green algae of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts in spirally twisted bands.
2007-02-14 23:52:17 · answer #3 · answered by ffperki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This alga has a spiral-shaped chloroplast.
2007-02-14 23:46:49 · answer #4 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is spiral in shape.
2007-02-14 23:51:21 · answer #5 · answered by kam 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because it has spiral shaped chromosme(DNA)
2007-02-15 02:11:23 · answer #6 · answered by sreha 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋