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Q. Mannitol is the stored food in :

AIPMTAIPMT 2009Plant Kingdom

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Fucus is a brown algae i.e. belongs to class phaeophyta. In this alga the accumulation product of photosynthesis is D-mannitol (a sugar alcohol) and the reserve food material is laminarin.