Question

Which pigment provides brown colour to algae ? *
a. Chlorophyll a
b. Fucoxanthin
c. Phycoerythrin
d. Phycocyanin​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Correct option is

B

Fucoxanthin

Fucoxanthin is a xanthophyll pigment. It is an accessory pigment in the chloroplasts of brown algae. It gives characteristic brown color to algae.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Answer 2

Answer:

b)Fucoxanthin

One very visible accessory pigment is fucoxanthin the brown pigment which colors kelps and other brown algae as well as the diatoms. Phycobilins are water-soluble pigments, and are therefore found in the cytoplasm, or in the stroma of the chloroplast. They occur only in Cyanobacteria and Rhodophyta