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Question : Brown algae is characterised by th presence of

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phycocyanin
phycoerythrin
FUCOXANTHIN
haematochrome

Solution :(C) In addition to chlorophyll-a, brown algae posses special carotenoids and fucoxanthin.It is due to the fucoxanthin (brown pigment) that these algae APPEAR brown.Phycocyaninandphycoerythrin are phycobilins which are FOUND in red algae (phycocyanin-r,phycoerythrin-r)and blue-green algae (phycocyanin-c,phycoerythrin-c).


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