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Biology The Living World Single Correct MCQ

Published by: CGP EDU Academic Team

Published on: August 20, 2026

Read the following statements and identify the characters related to the alga shown in the diagram:

(i) It is a member of Chlorophyceae

(ii) Food is stored in the form of starch

(iii) It is a monoecious plant showing oogonium and antheridium

(iv) Food is stored in the form of laminarin or mannitol

(v) It shows dominance of pigments chlorophyll a, c and Fucoxanthin.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(i) and (ii) only

(i), (ii) and (iii) only

(i), (iii) and (iv) only

(iii), (iv) and (v) only

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The correct answer is:

The characters listed in (i), (ii), and (iii) correspond to green algae such as Chlamydomonas / Volvox / Spirogyra type Chlorophyceae:

(i) Member of Chlorophyceae (green algae group)

(ii) Food stored as starch (typical of green algae)

(iii) Monoecious with oogonium and antheridium (seen in some chlorophyceans like Volvox)

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