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Which of the following algae produce carrageen?NEET 2021

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Answer:
C
Solution:

Red algae or Rhodophyceae members are mainly marine forms. The marine brown and red algae produce large amounts of hydrocolloids (water-holding substances), e.g., algin (brown algae) and carrageen or carrageenan (red algae) which are used commercially.

Stream:NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Plant KingdomSubtopic:Algae
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