Which one has oil and occasionally starch as reserve food?

Chlorophyceae

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Phaeophyceae

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Rhodophyceae

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Xanthophyceae

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Solution

The correct option is C Xanthophyceae
Yellow-green algae or the Xanthophyceae are an important group of heterokont algae.
Most live in freshwater, but some are found in marine and soil habitats. They store fat or oil and starch occasionally as reserve food. Hence, Xanthophyceae has oil and occasionally starch as reserve food.
So, the correct answer is "Xanthophyceae'.

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