Multiple choice

Pigment present in cyanobacteria is

  1. r-phycocyanin

  2. r-phycoeythrin

  3. c-phycocyanin

  4. anthocyanin

  5. -

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Phycoerythrin is a red protein-pigment complex from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family. It is present in red algae and cryptophytes, accessory to the main chlorophyll pigments. It is responsible for photosynthesis.