1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Biology
  4. Brown algae vary in colour from olive green to various shades of brown depending upon the amount of the xanthophyll pigment:

Question Error Report

Thank you for reporting, we will resolve it shortly

Back to Question

Q. Brown algae vary in colour from olive green to various shades of brown depending upon the amount of the xanthophyll pigment:

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Plant Kingdom

Solution:

The members of Phaeophyceae or brown algae possess chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophylls. They vary in colour from olive green to various shades of brown depending upon the amount of the xanthophyll pigment, fucoxanthin present in them. Food is stored as complex carbohydrates, which may be in the form of laminarin or mannitol.