Class 11 NEET Biology Plant Kingdom Questions Part 1

(d): Algae are a group of chlorophyllous, nonvascular 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.