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Question
Holdfast, stipe and frond constitutes the plant body in case of ______.
Options
Rhodophyceae
Chlorophyceae
Phaeophyceae
All of the above
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Solution
Holdfast, stipe and frond constitutes the plant body in case of phaeophyceae.
Explanation:
The plant body of phaeophyceae is usually attached to the substratum by a holdfast and has a stalk, the stipe and leaf-like photosynthetic organ-the frond.
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