Class 11 Botany simulations · Plant Kingdom

Green, brown and red algae

Compare the three classes of algae by pigments, stored food, cell wall and flagella (NCERT Table 3.1).

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What to notice

Red algae can live at great depths, where little light penetrates.

Key relation

Pigments decide colour: chlorophylls (green), fucoxanthin (brown), phycoerythrin (red)

Try this

Move the depth slider down while viewing each class.

What you can change

• Class: choose Chlorophyceae (green), Phaeophyceae (brown), Rhodophyceae (red)
• Water depth: 0 to 60 m

More in Plant Kingdom

• Alternation of generations
• From algae to flowering plants

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