Question

The red colour of rhodophyta is due to the
preponderance:
(a) phycobilins (b) phycocyanin
(c) phycoerythrin (d) None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

The red "algae"

Red algae are red because of the presence of the pigment phycoerythrin; this pigment reflects red light and absorbs blue light.

Answer 2

Red color of rhodophyta:

• Option “C” is correct i.e. phycoerythrin.

• The red color of rhodophyta is due to preponderance phycoerythrin.

• Phycoerythrin is the red pigment originate in Rhodophyta and the phycocyanin is the blue pigment originate in the Cyanophyta. These are water-soluble pigments establish in the stroma of the chloroplast

• Rhodophyta are commonly termed as red algae for the reason that of the predominance of the red pigment (phycoerythrin) in their body

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