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Consider the following statements regarding the major pigments and stored food in the different groups of algae and choose the correct option.

(i) In Chlorophyceae, the stored food material is starch and the major pigments are chlorophyll a and d.

(ii) In Phaeophyceae, laminarin is the stored food and major pigments are chlorophyll a and b.

(iii) In Rhodophyceae, floridean starch is the stored food and the major pigments are chlorophyll a, d and phycoerythrin.

A) (i) is correct, but (ii) and (iii) are wrong.

B) (i) and (ii) are correct, but (iii) is wrong.

C) (i) and (iii) are correct, but (ii) is wrong.

D) (iii) is correct, but (i) and (ii) are wrong.