Identify the correct set of organisms with chlorophyll pigments identical to higher plants.
A) Mangifera, Euglena and Spirogyra
B) Gelidium, Porphyra and Polysiphonia
C) Fucus, Ficus and Pinus
D) Ectocarpus, Dictyota and Laminaria

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A and B only

A only

B and C only

A, C, D only

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Mangifera ( angiosperm)Euglena ( protist )and Spirogyra ( green algae ) consists of chlorophyll -a and b which are identical to higher plant photosynthetic pigments.

Ectocarpus, Dictyota and Laminaria are brown algae consists of dominant chlorophyll pigments( chlorophyll -a and chlorophyll -c )

Gelidium, Porphyra and Polysiphonia are red algae consists of dominant chlorophyll pigments ( chlorophyll -a and chlorophyll - d )

Chlorophyll pigments are not identical in Fucus, Ficus and Pinus . Fucus Brown algae possess chlorophyll -a and chlorophyll-c, Ficus (angiosperm) and Pinus (gymnosperm ) both have chlorophyll -a and chlorophyll-b.

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