Pyrenoids contain

lipids

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proteins

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starch

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proteins and starch

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Solution

The correct option is D
proteins and starch

Pyrenoids contain protein enzymes like RuBisCO and also store starch.

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Pyrenoids are made up of

A. Core of starch surrounded by protein sheath

B. Proteinaceous center and starchy sheath

C. Core of protein surrounded by nucleic acid sheath

D. Core of protein surroundes by fatty sheath

List I	List II
(A) Chlorophylls a & c, fucoxanthin and mannitol	(I) Porphyra
(B) Chlorophylls a & d, phycoerythrin and floridian starch	(II) Volvox
(C) Chlorophylls a & b, pyrenoids with starch and proteins	(III) Hibiscus
(D) Chlorophylls a & b, carotene and xanthophylls, leucoplasts store carbohydrates, fats and proteins	(IV) Dictyota (V) Anabaena

	$I$		$I I$
$(a)$	Chlorophylls $a$ and $c$ , fucoxanthin and manitol	$(i)$	Porphyra
$(b)$	Chlorophylls $a$ and $d$ , phycoerythrin and floridean starch	$(i i)$	Volvox
$(c)$	Chlorophylls $a$ and $b$ , pyrenoids with starch and proteins	$(i i i)$	Hibiscus
$(d)$	Chlorophylls $a$ and $b$ , carotenes and xanthophylls	$(i v)$	Dictyota
$(e)$	Chlorophylls $a$ and $b$ , carotenes, xanthophylls, leucoplasts store carbohydrates, fats and proteins	$(v)$	Anabaena

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