Multiple choice

Which algae uses paramylon as its primary storage product?

  1. Chrysophyta

  2. Pyrrhophyta

  3. Rhodophyta

  4. Euglenoids

  5. Chlorophyta

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Explanation

Paramylon is the main storage product of euglenoids. Paramylon is a carbohydrate similar to starch. The chloroplasts found in Euglena contain chlorophyll, which aids in the synthesis of carbohydrates to be stored as starch granules and paramylon. Paramylon is made in the pyrenoids of Euglena. It is stored in rod-like bodies through out the cytoplasm, called paramylon bodies and are often visible as colourless or white particles in light microscopy.