Identify the CORRECT match of class, pigment and stored food.
APhaeophyceae | phycoerythrin | floridean starch
BRhodophyceae | fucoxanthin | laminarin
CChlorophyceae | phycoerythrin | mannitol
DChlorophyceae | chlorophyll a/b | starch
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Chlorophyceae | chlorophyll a/b | starch
Table 3.1 NCERT: Chlorophyceae = chlorophyll a+b + starch; Phaeophyceae = chlorophyll a+c + fucoxanthin + mannitol/laminarin; Rhodophyceae = chlorophyll a+d + phycoerythrin + floridean starch.
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