The pigment that gives brown algae their color is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The pigment that gives brown algae their color is:
A. Fucoxanthin
B. Phycocyanin
C. Phycoerythrin
D. Chlorophyll b
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid that masks the green chlorophyll in brown algae (Phaeophyceae). Phycoerythrin is red, phycocyanin blue, chlorophyll b green.

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