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  • The reserve food material in Rhodophyceae is ______ and is similar to _______ Option: 1  Starch; Glucose <div class='qna

The reserve food material in Rhodophyceae is ______ and is similar to _______ 

Option: 1

 Starch; Glucose 


Option: 2

 Floridean Starch; Amylopectin and Glycogen 


Option: 3

 Glucose; Amylopectin and Glycogen 


Option: 4

Amylopectin; Monosaccharides


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Rhodophyceae -

  • The members of Rhodophyceae are commonly called red algae. Eg. Polysiphonia, Porphyra, Gelidium etc. 
  • They mostly live in warmer marine waters.
  • The thallus is usually multicellular and some even have complex organization.
  • Cell wall contains cellulose and pectin along with phycocolloids and carrageenan.
  • They have chlorophyll a and d. 
  • The red colour is due to R-Phycoerythrin. 
  • It also has a phycocyanin. 
  • Due to the presence of Phycoerythrin they can grow in deep waters where other algae cannot grow.
  • The reserve food is Floridean Starch which is similar to amylopectin and glycogen. 

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The reserve food in Rhodophyceae is Floridean Starch which is similar to Amylopectin and Glycogen. 

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