Plant Kingdom Question 441
The pigments that give class-rhodophyceae (red algae) its distinctive red colour are:
Options:
A) Chlorophyll-a, b & phycoerythrin
B) Chlorophyll-a, c & fucoxanthin
C) Chlorophyll-a, d & phycoerythrin
D) Chlorophyll-a, c, and phycoeyanin
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
The pigments that give class-Rhodophyceae (red algae) its distinctive red colour are chlorophyll-a and d.
These pigments are not photosynthetic in nature and are located in the chromatophores.
The other pigments present are $ \beta $ -carotene, xanthophylls, phycocyanin (blue in colour) and biliprotein (r-phycoerythrin-red in colour).
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