NEET 2000 Biology question

A student observed an algae with chl. 'a' 'd' and phycoerythrin it should belong to :

(1)Phaeophyta
(2)RhodophytaCorrect
(3)Chlorophyta
(4)Bacillariophyta

Answer: (2)

Solution

Red algae (Rhodophyta) possess chlorophyll a and d and the red pigment r-phycoerythrin (with phycocyanin), and store floridean starch. Brown algae (Phaeophyta) have

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