Question

Chlorophyll 'c', 'd' and 'e' are characteristic pigments of respectively.

• A. Red algae, Brown algae and Yellow green algae
• B. Brown algae, Red algae and Yellow green algae
• C. Diatoms, Dinoflagellates, Euglena
• D. Higher plants, Red algae, Diatoms

Answer 1

The correct option is B Brown algae, Red algae and Yellow green algae

The brown algae contains xanthophyll pigment fucoxanthin, chlorophyll 'a' and 'c' (no chlorophyll b), beta-carotene.

Red algae contain chlorophyll 'a' and 'd' as well as phycobilins, red and blue pigments involved in photosynthesis.

Yellow green algae contains chlorophyll 'a' but lack chlorophyll 'b'. They possess chlorophylls 'e' or 'c'. Besides these they also possess xanthophylls and beta carotene.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.