Question

Which among the following do the members of Rhodophyceae possess?

• A. Floridean starch to store food
• B. All the above
• C. Vegetative, asexual and sexual forms of reproduction
• D. r-phycoerythrin in their body

Answer 1

The correct option is B All the above

The members of Rhodophyceae are called red algae because of the predominance of r-phycoerythrin in their bodies. They have a complex body organization. The reserve food in red algae is floridean starch, which is very similar to amylopectin and glycogen in structure. The red algae usually reproduce vegetatively by fragmentation. They reproduce asexually by non-motile spores and sexually by non-motile gametes.