Discussion
Agar, commonly used as a synthetic growth medium and in bakery, is obtained from
Answer: A
Agar is obtained from algae.
Agar is a jelly-like polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of red algae (seaweeds) such as Gelidium and Gracilaria. It sets into a firm gel that microbes cannot digest easily, which makes it the standard culture medium in laboratories; it is also used as a thickener in ice creams, jellies and bakery products.
Mosses are bryophytes, and Cycas and pine are gymnosperms. None of them is a source of agar.
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