The pyrenoids which lie embedded in the chloroplast of the vegetative cells of Ulothrix and Spirogyra are

Starch bodies with proteinaceous envelops

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Starch bodies with lipid coat

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Protein bodies with starch envelops

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The correct option is C Protein bodies with starch envelops
In Ulothrix and Spirogyra, few pyrenoids remain embedded in the chloroplast. A pyrenoid, is a protein body, usually surrounded by an envelope of starch grains.

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