Mannitol is the stored food in:

Correct answer: B. Fucus

  • A. Porphyra
  • B. Fucus
  • C. Gracillaria
  • D. Chara

Explanation

(b) : Fucus is a brown algae i.e. belongs to Class Phaeophyta. In this alga the accumulation product of photosynthesis is D­mannitol (a sugar alcohol) and the reserve food material is laminarin.

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