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Agar, one of the commercial products obtained from (A)____ and Gracilaria are used to grow microbes ad in preparations of ice-creams and jellies.

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To solve the question, we need to identify the organism from which agar is obtained, alongside Gracilaria. Here's the step-by-step solution: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Agar**: - Agar is a gelatin-like substance that is used in various applications, including microbiological culture media and food products like ice creams and jellies. 2. **Identifying Sources of Agar**: - Agar is primarily derived from specific types of red algae. The question mentions Gracilaria, which is one of the known sources. 3. **Finding the Other Source**: - The other common source of agar, alongside Gracilaria, is Gelidium. 4. **Conclusion**: - Therefore, in the blank (A), we can conclude that the answer is Gelidium. ### Final Answer: Agar, one of the commercial products obtained from **(A) Gelidium** and Gracilaria, is used to grow microbes and in preparations of ice creams and jellies. ---
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  2. Poophyra & dictyota are belonged to which algal class respectively

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  4. Which are the pigments found in phaeophyceae?

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  6. Most of the green algae have one or more storage bodies, which are loc...

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  7. Certain marine brown and red algae produce large amounts of hydrocollo...

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  8. identify A,B, C in given table:- ltBrgt

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  9. In phaeophycaee, the vegetative cells have a cellulosic cell wall usua...

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  10. Why are the members of Rhodophyceae commonly called red algae?

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  11. Floridean starch is similar to (A) and glycogen in structure

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  12. In which class of algae, gametes are pyriform (pear-shaped) and bear t...

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  13. In which class of algae sexual reproduction is is oogamous and accoma...

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  14. Identify the given figure with A,B,C & D

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  15. Gracilaria ad Porphyra are the members of which algae class?

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  16. Identify the given figure and also identify the part which produce spe...

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  17. identify the plants iin figures (A & B)

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  18. Why are bryophytes called the amphibians of the plant kingdom?

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  19. Study the given flow chart and indentity A, B, C & D:-

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  20. In liverworts, (A) are green multicellular, asexual buds, which devel...

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