Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2006

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    Characteristics of Cyanophyieae is                                                                          

    A)  phycocyanin                     

    B)  chlorophyll-\[b\]

    C)  phycoerythrin                 

    D)  chlorophyll-\[a\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Characteristics of Cyanophyceae [a] These are blue-green algae. [b] The phycobilin pigments unique to this class  are  blue  C-phycocyanin  and C-phycoerythrin;    in    addition   to chlorophyll-\[a,\] \[\text{ }\!\!\beta\!\!\text{ ,}\]carotene and unique. xanthophylls, namely, myxoxanthin and mycoxanthophyll. [c] The unique food storage compounds are the   Myxophycean   starch   and   a proteinaceous material cyanophycin.


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