Botany-Algae

NEET Botany Algae Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 11

Assertion (A): Brown algae store food in the form of laminarin or mannitol. | Reason (R): Brown algae have a cellulosic wall covered by algin, which is gelatinous.

A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is true but R is false.

D

A is false but R is true.

Correct Answer

Option B

Detailed Explanation

Both statements are true, but the presence of a gelatinous algin layer is not the reason for the storage form of food in brown algae.

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