Laminarin and mannitol, the reserve food of brown algae, are

lipids

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complex carbohydrates

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proteins

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lipoproteins

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Solution

The correct option is B complex carbohydrates
Mannitol and laminarin are considered as reserve food material in many brown algae species. These are complex carbohydrates. Mannitol is a sugar alcohol form of mannose, while laminarin is a linear polysaccharide of mannitol-containing β-1,3-linked glucose.

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