NEET Biology Plant Kingdom Based Practice Questions & Answers with Viewers Discussion and Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Algae are a group of chlorophyllous, non- vascular plants with thallose plant body. Different algae show different pigments present in the cell like chlorophyll - a, b, xanthophylls, carotenes, etc. These pigments provide the base for classification of various groups of algae into different classes. Members of Chlorophyceae possess chlorophyll - a, b pigments, Bacillariophyceae contains diatomin pigment whereas that of Phaeophyceae has fucoxanthin, Rhodophyceae has r-phycocyanin and r-phycoerythrin and cyanophyceae has phycobilin pigment.