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minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·19 days agoI think in this context the distinction is single cell vs multicellular
minus-square🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·19 days agoeither case, plants is a kingdom of life. algae are separate from them. they are not plants.
minus-square🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·19 days agoalgae are evolutionary distinct to plants
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 days agoit depends on what book you look into. some authors define plants as being eukaryotic beings who have accepted photosynthetic symbionts, called chloroplasts. by that definition, no, algae (bacteria) are not plants.
but algae are plants
I think in this context the distinction is single cell vs multicellular
either case, plants is a kingdom of life. algae are separate from them. they are not plants.
alright
algae are evolutionary distinct to plants
alright
it depends on what book you look into. some authors define plants as being eukaryotic beings who have accepted photosynthetic symbionts, called chloroplasts.
by that definition, no, algae (bacteria) are not plants.
alright thanks this is fascinating
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