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NEET 2021
Exam
NEET
Year
2021
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Plant Kingdom

NEET 2021 · Botany · Plant Kingdom

Which of the following algae contains mannitol as reserve food...

Which of the following algae contains mannitol as reserve food material?

Options

  1. AEctocarpus
  2. BGracilaria
  3. CVolvox
  4. DUlothrix

Correct answer

A. Ectocarpus

Step-by-step solution

Laminarin and mannitol are the complex sugar alcohols found in the Phaeophyceae or brown algae members. Laminaria, Sargassum, Ectocarpus, Fucus are examples of marine brown algae which contain mannitol.
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