MCQ
Floridean starch is found in:
  • A
    Chlorophyceae
  • B
    Rhodophyceae
  • C
    Myxophyceea
  • D
    Cyanophages

Answer

  1. Rhodophyceae

Explanation:

Floridean starch ( α - 1,4 - glucan) is the storage polysaccharide or stored form of food found in Red algae i.e.

Rhodophyceae. It is stored in the cytosol in the form of grains outside the chloroplast. Structurally, Floridean starch is very similar to amylopectin but it is more highly branched than amylopectin.

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