Read the following statements and identify the characters related to the alga shown in the diagram: (a) It…
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 :
(a) and (b) only
(a), (b) and (c) only
(a), (c) and (d) only
(c), (d) and (e) only
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).
