The stored food in Phaeophyceae is .....

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(A) In Phaeophyceae (brown algae),the food is stored as complex carbohydrates,in the form of laminarin or mannitol. $A$ is the correct option because

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Laminarin or Mannitol

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(A) In Phaeophyceae (brown algae),the food is stored as complex carbohydrates,in the form of laminarin or mannitol. $A$ is the correct option because these are the characteristic storage products of brown algae. Starch is the storage product of Chlorophyceae (green algae),while cellulose is a structural component of the cell wall.

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