NEET Botany Algae Assertion Reason Question
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.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer
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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