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In Spirogyra, pyrenoids occur in

A
Nucleus
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Cell wall
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C
Cytoplasm
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D
Chloroplast
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Solution

The correct option is C Chloroplast
  • Pyrenoids are sub-cellular microcompartments that are found in the chloroplasts of many algae, like Spirogyra, and in a single group of land plants, the hornworts.
  • In these algae, pyrenoids probably function to fix carbon. Hence, In Spirogyra, pyrenoids occur in Chloroplast.
  • So, the correct answer is "Chloroplast'.

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