Which of the following statements about Phaeophyceae is correct?

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Which of the following statements about Phaeophyceae is correct?

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Phaeophyceae lack chlorophyll and rely on carotenoids alone. Their color varies from olive green to brown due to fucoxanthin. Correct Phaeophyceae store food as starch in pyrenoids. They reproduce asexually only by non-motile spores.

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The color of Phaeophyceae varies from olive green to brown due to the presence of fucoxanthin. This follows from NCERT principle where the relation explains the outcome clearly for students in simple steps.

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