Pyrenoid is made up of

Sugar

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Lipid

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Protein

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Nucleic acid

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Solution

The correct option is C Protein
Pyrenoids are sub-cellular micro-compartments found in chloroplasts of many algae, and in a single group of land plants, the hornworts. A pyrenoid consists of a central protein body surrounded by a starch envelope. The central mass of protein is called as pyreno-crystal.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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