Question

The members of Chlorophyceae are commonly called which of the following algae?
1. Brown
2. Red
3. Blue
4. Green

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Green

The correct answer is Green.

• The members of Chlorophyceae are commonly called Green algae.
• The Food is stored in pyrenoids storage bodies located in the chloroplasts, which contain starch.
• Example: Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Ulothrix, Spirogyra.

• About Algae:
  • Algae are a chlorophyll-bearing organism, which has a simple thalloid-like structure and, autotrophic in the mode of nutrition.
  • Algae are primarily aquatic organisms that may live in both freshwater and marine water.
  • The algae are divided into three main classes which are Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae, and Rhodophyceae.
•  About Phaeophyceae:
  • The members of Phaeophyceae are commonly called brown algae.
  • They are found primarily in marine habitats.
  • The Food is stored as complex carbohydrates, which may be in the form of laminarin or mannitol.
  • Example: Ectocarpus, Dictyota, Laminaria, Sargassum, and Fucus.
• About Rhodophyceae:
  • The members of Rhodophyceae are commonly called red algae.
  • The food is stored as Floridian starch which is very similar to amylopectin and glycogen in structure.
  • Example: Polysiphonia, Porphyra, Gracilaria, and Gelidium.