-->

Plant Kingdom

Question
CBSEENBI11003481

Which of the following groups of algae produces algin?

  • Phaeophyceae and Chlorophyceae

  • Rhodophyceae and Phaeophyceae

  • Chlorophyceae and Rhodophyceae

  • Phaeophyceae only

Solution

D.

Phaeophyceae only

Alginic acid(or algin or alginate) is an anionic polysccharide distributed widely in the cell walls of many brown algae (Phaeophyceae). It is a phycocolloid which is obtained commercially from Laminaria, Macrocystis, Nereocystis, Fucus, Sagrassum etc.