Consider the following statements regarding the major pigments and stored food in the different groups of algae and select the correct options given.
A) In Chlorophyceae, the stored food material is starch and the major pigments are chlorophyll a and b.
B) In Phaeophyceae, laminarin is the stored food and major pigments are chlorophyll a and b.
C) In Rhodophyceae, floridean starch is the stored food and the major pigments are chlorophyll a, d and phycoerythrin.
Consider the following statements regarding the major pigments and stored food in the different groups of algae and select the correct options given.
A) In Chlorophyceae, the stored food material is starch and the major pigments are chlorophyll a and b.
B) In Phaeophyceae, laminarin is the stored food and major pigments are chlorophyll a and b.
C) In Rhodophyceae, floridean starch is the stored food and the major pigments are chlorophyll a, d and phycoerythrin.
The correct option is C (A) and (C) are correct, but (B) is wrong.
Option A and C are correct as In Chlorophyceae, the stored food material is starch and the major pigments are chlorophyll a and b while, Floridian starch is the characteristic photosynthetic reserve substance of red algae, occurring abundantly in certain basin shaped grain cells. Most Rhodophyceae store starch outside the chloroplast, often as a cap over a bulging pyrenoid. The major carbohydrate storage product of red algae is a type of starch molecule (Floridian starch) that is more highly branched than amylopectin. Floridian starch is stored as grains outside the chloroplast. Thus, the correct answer is option C.
Option A and C are correct as In Chlorophyceae, the stored food material is starch and the major pigments are chlorophyll a and b while, Floridian starch is the characteristic photosynthetic reserve substance of red algae, occurring abundantly in certain basin shaped grain cells. Most Rhodophyceae store starch outside the chloroplast, often as a cap over a bulging pyrenoid. The major carbohydrate storage product of red algae is a type of starch molecule (Floridian starch) that is more highly branched than amylopectin. Floridian starch is stored as grains outside the chloroplast. Thus, the correct answer is option C.
