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In the Chlorophyta, the reserve food of ...

In the Chlorophyta, the reserve food of protein surrounded by starch, form a compact body termed.

A

Paramylum

B

Pyrenoid

C

Volutin

D

Eye spot

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B
Pyrenoids are the rounded bodies found in the chloroplst of green algae and are the centres of conversion of glucose to starch and also collection of starch.
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