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  • Can someone help me with this, Mannitol is the stored food in:

Mannitol is the stored food in:

  • Option 1)

    Porphyra 

  • Option 2)

    Fucus 

  • Option 3)

    Gracillaria 

  • Option 4)

    Chara 

 

Answers (1)

 

Phaeophyceae / Brown algae -

Major pigments present are chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophylls (fucoxanthin).

Reserve food is carbohydrate (laminarin or mannitol).

- wherein

Eg. Ectocarpus, Dictyota, Sargassum.

 

Fucus belongs to class Phaeophyceae


Option 1)

Porphyra 

This is incorrect option

Option 2)

Fucus 

This is correct option

Option 3)

Gracillaria 

This is incorrect option

Option 4)

Chara 

This is incorrect option

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