Q. Mannitol is reserve food in

A) Rhodophyceae
B) Chlorophyceae
C) Phaeophyceae
D) Xanthophyceae
Explanation

Class-Phaeophyceae includes brown algae. Brown algae are marine plants. Chief pigments found in the members of this class are chlorophyll$- a\ and\ c,\ \beta - carotene,$ violaxanthin, fucoxanthin, lutein and diatoxanthin. Reserve food is laminarian, mannitol and oils.

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