Both chlorophyll a and b are present in

Rhodophyceae

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Phaeophyceae

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Chlorophyceae

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is D Chlorophyceae
The Chlorophyceae are one of the classes of green algae, distinguished mainly on the basis of ultrastructural morphology. They are usually green due to the dominance of pigments chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. The chloroplast may be discoid, plate-like, reticulate, cup-shaped, spiral or ribbon shaped in different species.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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