NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM MONERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The scientific name for red algae is ____
A
Phylum Chlorophyta
B
Phylum Rhodophyta
C
Phylum Phaeophyta
D
Red Robin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rhodophyta. The scientific name of Red Algae is Rhodophyta and they belong to Class Rhodophyceae . There are two classes of red algal namely the Florideophyceae and Bangiophyceae. Both Florideophyceae and Bangiophyceae comprise 99% of red algal diversity in marine and freshwater habitats.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rhodophyta. The scientific name of Red Algae is Rhodophyta and they belong to Class Rhodophyceae. There are two classes of red algal namely the Florideophyceae and Bangiophyceae. Both Florideophyceae and Bangiophyceae comprise 99% of red algal diversity in marine and freshwater habitats.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rhodophyta or red algae represent a division that is characterized by chloroplasts that have no external endoplasmic reticulum and unstacked thylakoids, phycobiliprotein pigments, floridean starch, and lack of flagella (Table I; Chap.

Detailed explanation-4: -Red algae are red because of the presence of the pigment phycoerythrin; this pigment reflects red light and absorbs blue light.

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