A student collected an alga and found that its cells contain both chl a and chl d as well as phycoerythrin but no chl b and flagella. The alga bolongs to

Options

A. Rhodophyceae
B. Bacillariophyceae
C. Chlorophyceae
D. Phaeophyceae

Answer

A

Explanation

(a) Members of Rhodophyceae (red algae) contains chlorophyll-a,d,r-phycoerythrin, r-phycocyanin, `alpha` and `beta`-carotene pigments.
Members of chlorophyceae (green algae) contain chloropyll-a,b, and `beta`-carotene, `alpha`-carotene pigments. Members of cyanophyceae (cyanobacteria blue-green algae) contain chlorophyll-a,c-phycocyanin, c-phycoerythrini and `beta`-carotene pigments.