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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
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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.
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