Algae are useful
| 1. | Because at least half of the total carbon dioxide fixation on Earth is carried out by algae through photosynthesis. |
| 2. | Algae being photosynthetic can increase the level of dissolved oxygen in their immediate environment |
| 3. | They are primary producers of energy rich compounds and form the basis of the food cycles of all aquatic animals |
| 4. | All of the above |
Hydrocolloid is
| 1. | Water soluble substance |
| 2. | Water holding substance |
| 3. | Hydrogen gas containing substance |
| 4. | Oxygen gas containing substance |
Algin
| 1. | Water holding substance |
| 2. | Obtained from brown algae |
| 3. | Non sulfated water holding substance |
| 4. | All of these |
Carrageen
(1) Water holding substance
(2) Obtained from red algae
(3) Sulfated water holding substance
(4) All of these
Agar is not obtained from
| 1. | Gelidium | 2. | Gracilaria |
| 3. | Volvox | 4. | All of these |
Agar is not used in
| 1. | To grow microbes |
| 2. | To prepare ice-creams |
| 3. | To prepare jellies |
| 4. | To supplement protein for space travellers |
Chlorella is not
| 1. | An unicellular alga |
| 2. | Rich in proteins |
| 3. | Used as food supplement even by space travellers |
| 4. | Used to grow microbes |
Which of the marine algae is not used as food?
| 1. | Laminaria | 2. | Sargassum |
| 3. | Porphyra | 4. | Volvox |
Choose the correct answer for the members of Chlorophyceae.
| 1. | are not Green algae |
| 2. | are not unicellular, colonial, or filamentous plant body |
| 3. | do not have pigments chlorophyll a and b |
| 4. | have pigments localised in the chloroplast |
Chloroplasts can be discoid, plate-like, reticulate, cup-shaped, spiral or ribbon-shaped in different species. Such variety can be found in
| 1. | Chlorophyceae | 2. | Phaeophyceae |
| 3. | Rhodophyceae | 4. | All of these |