Question

Which is a character of rhodophyceae?

• A. Major pigments are Chl $a$ and $b$
• B. Commonly called brown algae
• C. Stored food is mannitol and laminarin
• D. Flagella are absent
• E. Cell wall contains cellulose and algin

Answer 1

The correct option is D Flagella are absent

• The red algae usually reproduce vegetatively by fragmentation.
• They reproduce asexually by non-motile spores like monospores and sexually by non-motile gametes. Hence, Flagella are absent in Rhodophyceae.
• So, the correct answer is "Flagella are absent'.