- What is TRICHOME?
- Explain 'ALGAE AS FOOD'?
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Trichomes are fine outgrowths or appendagesfound on plants and some protists. Trichomes can be of many types which include unicellular, multicellular and glandular hairs and scales found on the various parts of the plant.
Algae are important as primary producers of energy-rich compounds. Sargassum, Laminaria, and Porphyra are used as food.
Some brown and red algae species produce water-holding hydrocolloids.
Example − Algin (brown algae) and carrageen (red algae), these substances are used in the preparations of jellies as vegetarian gelatin
Example − Algin (brown algae) and carrageen (red algae), these substances are used in the preparations of jellies as vegetarian gelatin
Agar produced by Gelidium and Gracilaria is used to grow microbes and in preparation of ice creams and jellies.
Chlorella and Spirulina are protein-rich unicellular algae, used as food supplements. They are also known as space food.
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