The pigment that gives blue-green algae their color is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The pigment that gives blue-green algae their color is:
A. Chlorophyll a and phycocyanin
B. Fucoxanthin
C. Phycoerythrin
D. Chlorophyll b
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) contain chlorophyll a and phycobilins, mainly phycocyanin (blue) and phycoerythrin (red), hence blue-green color.

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