The pigment that gives brown algae their color is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The pigment that gives brown algae their color is:
A. Chlorophyll b
B. Phycoerythrin
C. Fucoxanthin
D. Phycocyanin
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid that masks the green chlorophyll in brown algae (Phaeophyceae). Phycoerythrin is red, phycocyanin blue, chlorophyll b green.

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