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

The pigment that gives red algae their characteristic color is:
A. Phycocyanin
B. Phycoerythrin
C. Fucoxanthin
D. Chlorophyll a
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Phycoerythrin is a red phycobiliprotein that masks chlorophyll in red algae (Rhodophyta). Phycocyanin is blue in cyanobacteria, fucoxanthin brown in brown algae. These accessory pigments allow light absorption at depths.

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