A) starch
B) glycogen
C) fat
D) sugar
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
In algae, the reserve food material is mainly starch. Though, it may vary from class to class, e.g.,| S. No. | Class | Reserve Food-material |
| 1. | Cnlorophyceae (green-algae) | Starch |
| 2. | Xanthophyceae(yellow-green) | Fat |
| 3. | Chrysophyceae (yellow-green and golden) | Fat and leucosin |
| 4. | Bacillariophyceae (diatoms) (yellow, golden brown and olive green) | Fat and volutin |
| 5. | Cryptophyceae (red. green-blue, olive green or green coloured) | Solid carbohydrates and starch |
| 6. | Dinophyceae (dark yellow, brown or red coloured) | Starch or oil |
| 7. | Chlorombnadineae (bright green or olive green) | Fatty compounds |
| 8. | Euglenidae or Euglenophyceae (green coloured) | Paramylum |
| 9. | Phaeophyceae (brown algae) | Laminarin, mannitol |
| 10. | Rhodophyceae (red algae) | Floridean starch |
| 11. | Myxophyce e (cyanobacteria) (blue-green) | Myxophycean starch and protein cyanophycean granules |
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