Which of the following classes of algae store food that is chemically very similar to amylopectin and glycogen?
1. | Chlorophyceae | 2. | Phaeophyceae |
3. | Rhodophyceae | 4. | All algae |
Identify the incorrect statement regarding red algae:
1. Major pigments are chlorophyll a, c and phycocyanin
2. Stored food is floridean starch
3. Cellulosic cell wall with pectin and polysulfate esters
4. Absent flagellar insertions
Chl a, Chl d and phycoerythrin occur in
1. | Chlorophyceae | 2. | Bacillariophyceae |
3. | Cyanophyceae | 4. | Rhodophyceae |
A species of red algae has been discovered near Bahamas at a depth of more than 260 m. This unusual feat is possible because this alga:
1. | lacks pigmentation and functions heterotrophically as parasite on other plants |
2. | has significant amount of phycoerythrin in addition to chlorophyll a and d |
3. | unlike other red algae has flagellated gametes |
4. | it has large number of root like rhizoids enabling it to attach to a deep substratum |