Identify the incorrect statement regarding algae:
1. Algae contain chlorophyll 
2. Algae are autotrophic 
3. Body of an alga is composed of pseudoparenchyma and hyphae 
4. Cell wall of an alga is composed of true cellulose.

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Regarding the size and form of brown algae:
I. Ectocarpus is profusely branched and may reach a height of 100 meters.
II. Kelps are simple branched filamentous brown algae.
1. Both I and II are incorrect
2. Only I is incorrect
3. Only I is correct
4. Both I and II are correct
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All the following statements will be true for brown algae except:
1. Major pigments are chlorophyll a, c, fucoxanthin
2. Food is stored as complex carbohydrates which may be in the form of Laminarin or Mannitol
3. Vegetative cells have chitinous wall usually covered on the outside by a gelatinous coating of algin
4. Flagellar number and insertions are 2, unequal and lateral
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In brown algae:
I.  Asexual reproduction is by biflagellate zoospores that are pear shaped and have two unequal and laterally attached flagella.
II.  The gametes are pyriform [pear shaped] and bear two laterally attached flagella.

1. Both I and II are incorrect
2. Only I is incorrect
3. Only I is correct
4. Both I and II are correct
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The leaf like photosynthetic organ in the body of a typical brown alga is called as:
1. Frond 2. Stipe
3. Holdfast 4. Rhizoid
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All the following belong to Phaeophyceae except:
1. Dictyota 2. Porphyra
3. Fucus 4. Sargassum
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Which of the following statements would be true for brown algae?

1. Major pigments are chlorophyll a, c and fucoxanthin.
2. Food is stored as floridean starch.
3. Vegetative cells have wall made of cellulose, pectin and polysulphate esters.
4. Flagellar number and insertions are 2, equal and apical.
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct answer from the codes given:

COLUMN I

COLUMN II

A. Floridean starch

a. It is created by photosynthesis and is made up of β(1→3)-glucan with β(1→6)-branches

B. Laminarin

b. An α-linked glucose polymer with a degree of branching intermediate between amylopectin and glycogen

C.Mannitol

c. A sugar alcohol, an isomer of sorbitol

Codes

A B C
1. a b c
2. a c b
3. b a c
4. c b a
Subtopic:  Pheophyceae: Brown Algae | Rhodophyceae: Red Algae and Importance of Algae | Chlorophyceae: Green Algae |
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