Plant KingdomMedium
Question
A reearch student collected certain alga and found that its cells contained both chlorophll- a and chlorophyll -d as well as phycoerythrim. The alga belongs to
Options
A.Rhodophyceae
B.Bacillarioplyceae
C.Chlorophyceae
D.Chaeophyceae
Solution
Members of Rhodophyceae (red algae) contain chl-a, d, r-phycoerythrin, r-phycocyanin, α and β carotene pigments.
Members of Chlorophyceae (green algae) contain chl-a,b and β carotene pigments.
Members of Bacillarioplyceae (diatoms) contain chl- a, c, β -carotene, α -carotene pigments.
Members of Chaeophyceae (cyanobacteria, blue- green algae) contain chl-a, c-phycocyanin, c-phycoerythrin and β -carotene pigments.
Members of Chlorophyceae (green algae) contain chl-a,b and β carotene pigments.
Members of Bacillarioplyceae (diatoms) contain chl- a, c, β -carotene, α -carotene pigments.
Members of Chaeophyceae (cyanobacteria, blue- green algae) contain chl-a, c-phycocyanin, c-phycoerythrin and β -carotene pigments.
Create a free account to view solution
View Solution FreeMore Plant Kingdom Questions
Which pair of the disease is viral...Agarophytes are agar yielding red algae. This agar is used in medicines, icecreams but chiefly in culture medium to make...Mycoplasma differs from viruses in...A group of plants in which every cell of multicellular gametangium forms gamete...Life cycle is haplontic in...