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A research student collected certain alga and found that its cells contained both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b as well as phycoerythrin.The alga belongs to
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- Rhodophyceae
- Bacillariophyceae
- Chlorophyceae
- Phaeophyceae
Correct Option: A
In green algae, the photosynthetic pigments are chlorophyll a & b, carotenes and xanthophylls. In phaeophyceae, the pigments are chlorophyll a, chlorophyll c and carotenes and xanthophylls. Phycoerythrin gives red colour to Rhodophyceae.
