Question

A young boy is staring at the tropical fish tank in his mother's office. He reaches in and pulls out a fern-like plant. When he closely examines this plant, he notices it has very large cells with several dark spots. What is likely true of this plant?a. This is likely an example of a simple multicellular fungi.

b. It is coenocytic―the dark spots in the cells are actually nuclei.
c. Given the tropical environment, this plant is likely an example of Caulerpa.
d. Given the tropical environment, this plant is likely an example of Codium.
e. This plant is coenocytic (the dark spots are actually nuclei) and―given the tropical environment―is likely an example of Caulerpa.

Answer 1

This is an example of " This plant is coenocytic (the dark spots are actually nuclei) and―given the tropical environment―is likely an example of Caulerpa"

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, the plant is referred as the coenocyte because of the presence of multinucleate cells, which occurs due to the multiple nuclear division without undergoing cytokinensis. This happens because of the cellular accumulation after the disintegration of the cell membranes present beneath the mass. On the other hand, caulerpa is the phenomenon in which lot of nuclei are present inside one cell. This makes the biggest single cell of the world.