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Algae have cell wall made up of
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  • A cellulose, galactans and mannans
  • B hemicellulose, pectins and proteins
  • C pectins, cellulose and proteins
  • D cellulose, hemicellulose and pectins
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The correct answer is: cellulose, galactans and mannans
Like plants, algae have cell walls contain either polysaccharides such as cellulose (a glucan) or a variety of glycoproteins or both. The inclusion of additional polysaccharide in algal cell walls is used as a feature for algal taxonomy. Mannas form microfibrils in the cell walls of a number of marine green algae including those from the genera Codium, Acetabularia as well as in the walls of some red algae like Porphyra.

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