Question

Chlorophylls present in red algae is

• A. $a,d$
• B. $a,b$
• C. $a,c$
• D. $b,c$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$a,d$

• The red algae have plastids that contain only one chlorophyll type - chlorophyll a. The pigment phycoerythrin, a pigment that reflects red light and absorbs blue light, is responsible for this algae's red color.
• Chlorophyll d is one of the rarer forms of photosynthetic pigment and is only found in species of red algae and cyanobacterium. Hence, Chlorophyll pigment present in red algae are chlorophyll a and chlorophyll d.
• So, the correct answer is "'chlorophyll a,d'.