Q. In brown algae, brown colour is due to presence of
A) Carotenoids
B) Fucoxanthin
C) Phycoerythrin
D) Chlorophyll
Explanation
Brown algae are vary in colour from olive green to various shades of brown depending upon the amount of the xanthophyll pigment, fucoxanthin present in them
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