Q.

The red algae is able to survive in the deepest quarters of the oceans while the others can't. How?

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a

Fucoxanthinin in red algae can absorb the red light and use it for photosynthesis

b

Phycoerythrin in red algae can absorb the red light and use it for photosynthesis

c

Phycoerythrin in red algae can absorb the blue light and use it for photosynthesis

d

Chlorophyll b in red algae can absorb the blue light and use it for photosynthesis

answer is C.

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Phycobilin / Phycoerythrin can absorb the blue light and use it for photosynthesis, thus using the little solar energy that reached the deepest part of the ocean for manufacturing food. Hence, the red algae is able to survive the deepest quarters of the oceans while the others can't.

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The red algae is able to survive in the deepest quarters of the oceans while the others can't. How?