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Green algae are green because of:

  1. A
    phycoerythrin
  2. B
    chlorophyll
  3. C
    xanthophylls
  4. D
    phycobilin

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Green algae (Chlorophyta) look green because they contain predominant amounts of the green photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll and chlorophyll , which reflect green light waves and absorb blue and red light waves.

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Green algae are green because of:
A
phycoerythrin
B
chlorophyll
C
xanthophylls
D
phycobilin

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