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Algae with floridean starch as reserve food material is also characterised by

A

presence of chlorophyll b

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non-flagellate nature

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C

stacked thylakoids

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non-sulphated phycocolloids

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Solution

The correct option is B non-flagellate nature
Red algae or members of the class Rhodophyceae has floridean starch as reserve food. They lack flagella in their structure.

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