Plant Kingdom Question 214

Question: Floridean starch is found in [BHU 1995]

Options:

A) Chlorophyceae

B) Rhodophyceae

C) Myxophyceae

D) Cyanophages

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

In Rhodophyceae reserve food products are polysaccharides i.e., Floridean starch (which stains red with iodine solution) and also soluble sugar called floridoside.