Mannitol is the stored food in :

Question

Mannitol is the stored food in : (A) Porphyra (B) Chara (C) Gracillaria (D) Fucus

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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.

Q. Mannitol is the stored food in :

Porphyra

Chara

Gracillaria

Fucus

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.