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Algae

Question

Major pigments found in Phaeophyceae are

Easy

A

chlorophyll a, b
B

chlorophyll a, b, c
C

chlorophyll a, c and fucoxanthin
D

chlorophyll a, d and phycoerythrin

Solution

Photosynthetic pigments found in Phaeophyceae (brown algae) are — chlorophyll a, chlorophyll c, carotenoids and xanthophylls. They vary in colour from olive green to various shade of brown, due to the presence of large amount of xanthophyll called fucoxanthin.

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