BotanyRead the following statements : (i) Agar-agar is used to grow microbes and in the preparations of ice-creams and jellies .(ii) Chlorella and Spirullina are unicellular algae, rich in proteins and are used as food supplements by space travellers. (iii) Porphyra, Laminaria and Sargassum are poisonous .(iv) Algae are photosynthetic .(v) Spirogyra is a filamentous fungus .How many of the above statements are incorrect ?

Read the following statements :
(i) Agar-agar is used to grow microbes and in the preparations of ice-creams and jellies .
(ii) Chlorella and Spirullina are unicellular algae, rich in proteins and are used as food supplements by space travellers.
(iii) Porphyra, Laminaria and Sargassum are poisonous .
(iv) Algae are photosynthetic .
(v) Spirogyra is a filamentous fungus .
How many of the above statements are incorrect ?

A
Five
B
Three
C
Four
D
Two

Solution:

Porphyra, Laminaria and Sargassum are among the 70 species of edible algae.

Spirogyra is filamentous alga.