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The stored food material of Laminaria is

A

floridean starch

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B

glycogen

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C

laminarin

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both b and c

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Solution

The correct option is C laminarin
Laminaria is a member of the class Phaeophyceae. It is a brown alga. The stored food in brown algae is laminarin or mannitol.
Glycogen is the stored food material in animals.
Floridean starch is the stored food material in red algae or the members of Rhodophyceae.

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