Plant Kingdom Question 473
Question: The pyrenoids are made up of:
Options:
A) proteinaceous centre and starchy sheath.
B) core of protein surrounded by fatty sheath.
C) core of starch surrounded by sheath of protein.
D) core of nucleic acid surrounded by protein sheath.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
[a] The pyrenoids are small spherical protein bodies surrounded by starch deposition.
They are found singly or in numbers embedded in the chloroplast of many algae and bryophytes.
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