Question

Name the pigments present in brown algae, red algae & green algae

Answer 1

Brown algae:-
The brown color of algae results from the dominance of the xanthophyll pigments fucoxanthin which marks the other pigments. chlorophyll a and c ( there is no chlorophyll b) beta-carotene and other xanthophyll . Food reserves are typically complex
polysaccharides sugars and higher alcohol.



Red algae:-
The red colour results from the pigments phycoerythrin and phycocyanin marks the other pigments . chlorophyll a (no chlorophyll b) beta carotene and a number of unique xanthophyll.



Green algae:-
Three major classes of photosynthetic pigments occur among the algae chlorophyll carotenoids ( carotene and xanthophyll) and phycobilins.

Answer 2

Answer:

The brown colour of these algae results from the dominance of the xanthophyll pigment fucoxanthin, which masks the other pigments, Chlorophyll a and c (there is no Chlorophyll b), beta-carotene and other xanthophylls. Food reserves are typically complex polysaccharides, sugars and higher alcohols.