Which among the following do you consider as the best evidence to show that two species of algae are closely related?

They both respire and release CO

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They both are found in the same habitat.

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They both reproduce asexually.

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They both have same type of pigments.

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Solution

The correct option is D They both have same type of pigments.
The algae are classified into different groups based on the types of pigments present inside their cells such as green algae, brown algae and yellow-green algae or namely Chlorophyceae, Rhodophyceae and Xanthophyceae.
The correct answer is option D.

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