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INTRODUCTION TO ALGAE:

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  INTRODUCTION ALGAE:                                        The term "algae," which means "seaweed" in Latin, refers to a class of basic organisms that can be single-celled or multicellular in size (Rani et al ., 2017). Algae are autotrophic and are known as primary producers which have ability to produce essential sugars and oils from atmospheric carbon dioxide (Sharma et al ., 2017). They are found everywhere and grows in different habitats, such as aquatic, terrestrial, as an endophyte, epiphyte or in intense condition. Additionally, they also flourish on moist soils and other moist substrata ( Úcieszka et al ., 2019 ). There are two major classes of algae: micro algae and macro algae.   Algae have been used by people in diet for thousands of years, according to findings archaeological from Chile that date back 14,000 years. In Europe and North America, some single...