NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyPlant KingdomPractice
The _________(i)________ vary in colour from olive green to various shades of brown depending upon the amount _________(ii)_______
Options
- A(i) red algae (ii) phycobilins
- B(i) green algae (ii) chlorophyll
- C(i) brown algae (ii) chlorophyll
- D(i) brown algae (ii) carotenoids
Correct answer
D. (i) brown algae (ii) carotenoids
Step-by-step solution
The brown algae mainly present in seawater/marine water having chlorophyll a, c and fucoxanthin. Brown shades of brown algae depend upon the amount of xanthophyll (fucoxanthin) which is a type of carotenoid.