HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOLOGY
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Question
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Which statement about Brown algae is correct?
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Reserve food is Floridean starch
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Two Equal apical flagella present
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Cell wall made of cellulose and algin
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Chlorophyll a and d present
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Two features of brown algae (phaeophyceae) are: Their cell wall is composed of cellulose and algin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Brown algal cell walls are composed predominantly of the polyanionic polysaccharides alginates and fucose-containing sulfated polysaccharides. These polymers are prevalent over neutral and crystalline components, which are believed to be mostly, if not exclusively, cellulose.
Detailed explanation-3: -The cell wall of green algae (Chlorophyceae) is made up of cellulose. And the cell wall of brown algae (Phaeophyceae) is composed of Cellulose and algin.
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