NEET2022BotanyPlant KingdomActual
Read the following statements and identify the characters related to the alga shown in the diagram: (a) It is a member of Chlorophyceae (b) Food is stored in the form of starch (c) It is a monoecious plant showing oogonium and antheridium (d) Food is stored in the form of laminarin or mannitol (e) It shows dominance of pigments chlorophyll a, c and Fucoxanthin. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Options
- A(a) and (b) only
- B(a), (b) and (c) only
- C(a), (c) and (d) only
- D(c), (d) and (e) only
Correct answer
B. (a), (b) and (c) only
Step-by-step solution
The given figure is of Chara, a green algae of family chlorophyceae, pigments are chl a, b and carotene. Stored food material is in the form of starch. It is monoecious and contain Oogonium (female sex organ) and Antheridium (male sex organ).