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If you are asked to classify the various algae into distinct groups, which of the following characters you should choose?
BiologyPlant KingdomNEETNEET 2007
Options:
  • A nature of stored food materials in the cell
  • B structural organization of thallus
  • C chemical composition of the cell wall
  • D types of pigments present in the cell.
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The correct answer is: types of pigments present in the cell.
Algae are a group of chlorophyllous, nonvascular plants with thallus 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. Chlorophyceae possess chlorophyll - a, b pigments, Phaeophyceae has fucoxanthin, and Rhodophyceae has r-phycocyanin.

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