Certain marine brown algae contain algin, which is commercially important. Algin is a type of:
Carrageenan
Agar
Floridean starch
Phycocolloid
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Match the algae with its major product:
| Algae | Product |
|---|---|
| 1. Chondrus | A. Algin |
| 2. Laminaria | B. Carrageenan |
| 3. Gracilaria | C. Agar |
| 4. Gelidium | D. Carrageenan |
Choose the correct matching:
1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D
1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B
1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A
Algin is a phycocalloid, obtained from the cell walls of
Chlamydomonas, valvox
Laminaria, Fucus
Gelidium, Gracilaria
Ulothrix, Porphyra
Which one of the following statements is wrong?
Laminaria and Sargassum are used as food.
Algae increase the level of dissolved oxygen in the immediate environment.
Algin is obtained from red algae, and carrageenan from brown algae.
Agar-agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria.
Floridean starch has structure similar to
Starch and cellulose
Amylopectin and glycogen
Mannitol and algin
Laminarin and cellulose
(A): Algin is obtained from algae
(R): Vinblastin is a secondary metabolite.
both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
both (A) and (R) are false.
(A): Algin is obtained from algae
(R): Vinblastin is a secondary metabolite.
both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
both (A) and (R) are false.
Certain marine brown algae contain algin, which is commercially important. Algin is a type of:
Carrageenan
Agar
Floridean starch
Phycocolloid
