What is the ecological Importance of Algae?

1.	What is the ecological Importance of Algae?
Answer» Importance of Algae : • At least half of the total carbon dioxide fixation on earth carried out by them. • Increase oxygen level in the environment. • Many species like Laminaria, Sargassum etc. are used as food. • Agar obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria is used in ice-creams and jellies. • Algin obtained from brown algae are carrageon from red algae used commercially. • Chlorella and Spirullina are unicellular algae, rich in protein and used even by space travellers.

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Importance of Algae :

• At least half of the total carbon dioxide fixation on earth carried out by them.

• Increase oxygen level in the environment.

• Many species like Laminaria, Sargassum etc. are used as food.

• Agar obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria is used in ice-creams and jellies.

• Algin obtained from brown algae are carrageon from red algae used commercially.

• Chlorella and Spirullina are unicellular algae, rich in protein and used even by space travellers.

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