Which one of the following statements is wrong?

(A)Chlorella and Spirulina are used as space food.
(B)Mannitol is stored food in Rhodophyceae.
(C)Algin and carrageenan are products of algae.
(D)Agar-agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria.

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

The food is stored as floridean starch which is very similar to amylopectin and glycogen in structure.

Chapter: Plant Kingdom
Section: 3.1.3 Rhodophyceae
Page: 4
Words matched: 17 of 17

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that food is stored as floridean starch in red algae (Rhodophyceae), which directly contradicts option B's claim that mannitol is the stored food, making B wrong.

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