AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2012

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    The major pigments in Rhodophyceae are

    A)  chlorophyll-a and b

    B)  chlorophyll-o, c and fucoxanthin

    C)  chlorophyll-o, d and phycoerythrin

    D)  None of the above

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     In Rhodophyceae (red algae), the photosynthetic pigments include Chlorophyll- 0, chlorophyll d, carotenoids and phycobilins (phycoerythrin, phycocyanin, allophycocyanin). Red colour is due to r- phycoerythrin.


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