Rhodophyta are red in colour due to

Question

Rhodophyta are red in colour due to (A) carotenes (B) xanthophylls (C) phycoerythrin (D) phycocyanin

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Red-coloured pigment phycoerythrin is present in red algae along with chlorophyll a and beta carotene. Due to this pigment, they are capable of absorbing very low light intensity thus occurs in deep sea.

Q. Rhodophyta are red in colour due to

carotenes

xanthophylls

phycoerythrin

phycocyanin

Red-coloured pigment phycoerythrin is present in red algae along with chlorophyll a and beta carotene. Due to this pigment, they are capable of absorbing very low light intensity thus occurs in deep sea.