NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyPlant KingdomPractice
Rhodophyta are red in colour due to
Options
- ACarotenes
- BXanthophylls
- CPhycoerythrin
- DPhycocyanin
Correct answer
C. Phycoerythrin
Step-by-step solution
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.