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The stored food in blue-green algae is

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Starch
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Glucose
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Cellulose
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Related to glycogen
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Solution

The correct option is A Starch
Blue green algae is also called as Cyanobacteria. They are photosynthetic bacteria. They are able to synthesize their own food by the process of photosynthesis. The stored food is starch. It is called as Cyanophycean starch. It also stores cyanophycean granules (protein).
Thus, the correct answer is 'Starch.'

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