What is the photosynthetic product in blue-green algae?

Normal starch

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Glycogen

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Cyanophycean starch resembling glycogen

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Cyanophycean starch resembling glycogen
Blue-green algae also called as cyanobacteria are photoautotrophs which contain chlorophyll-a . They make their food with the help of chlorophyll a and sunlight and store food in the form of starch which is known as cyanophycean starch that resembles the glycogen and is different from the starch produced in the plants.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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