Question

Name the food stored in the members of Chlorophyceae.

Answer 1

• Chlorophyceae are one of the classes of green algae.
• They are usually green due to the dominance of pigments such as chlorophyll- a, chlorophyll- b and beta- carotene.
• Most of the members have one or more storage bodies called pyrenoids in the chloroplast.
• Pyrenoids contains proteins and starch.
• Some store food in the form of oil droplets.
• Eg- 1)Chlorella produces food rich in proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals.

2) It also yields antibiotic chlorellin.