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Question : A research student collected certain alga and foundthat its cells contained both chlorophyll-a,b,cand chlorophyll-das well as phycoerythrin. The alga belongs to

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Rhodophyceae
Bacillariophyceae
Chlorophyceae
Phaeophyceae

Solution :(a) Members of Rhodophyceae (red algae) contains chlorophyll-a,d,r-phycoerythrin, r-phycocyanin, `alpha` and `BETA`-carotene PIGMENTS.
Members of chlorophyceae (green algae) contain chloropyll-a,B, and `beta`-carotene, `alpha`-carotene pigments. Members of CYANOPHYCEAE (cyanobacteria blue-green algae) contain chlorophyll-a,c-phycocyanin, c-phycoerythrini and `beta`-carotene pigments.


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