answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The pigments in algae are the most important part of photosynthesis. In both red algae and cyanobacteria the pigments are mostly phycobilins. These are water-soluble pigments, and are therefore found in the cytoplasm, or in the stroma of the chloroplast. They occur only in Cyanobacteria and Rhodophyta ( Red Algae)

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

Because these pigments absorb green, violet, and blue light --- the only part of the light spectrum that penetrates water below thwe depths of 100 m. Therefore, the red algae can live in deep water where most other seaweeds cannot thrive.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago

hee hee you already know

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What are the pigment characteristics of red algae and cyanobacteria?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What two effects of pigments found in cyanobacteria?

Some have a blue pigment that helps in photosynthesis. This pigment gives those cyanobacteria a blue tint. Other cyanobacteria have red pigment. Flamingos get their pink color by eating red cyanobacteria. or Cyanobacteria lives in water and these bacteria contain the green pigment chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is important to photosynthesis.


Why are blue green algae called cyanobacteria?

Cyanobacteria are called BLUE GREEN algae because Red,Brown,Green and Blue pigments are present in them and that's why they are termed as Red,Blue,Green and Brown algae.TAHIR SAJJAD


What are two effects of pigments found in cyanobacteria?

Some have a blue pigment that helps in photosynthesis. This pigment gives those cyanobacteria a blue tint. Other cyanobacteria have red pigment. Flamingos get their pink color by eating red cyanobacteria. or Cyanobacteria lives in water and these bacteria contain the green pigment chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is important to photosynthesis.


Why is Lake Natron red?

Cyanobacteria that grow in the shallow have a red pigment that produce the colors.


What causes red algae to be red?

red algae can be when you scratch it and then when you scratch it to much there can be a problem!


What does the red pigment in red algae do?

ok, i am not sure


What is the sequence that represents the correct order of development of chloroplasts of modern plants from their primitive ancestors?

Cyanobacteria > Red Algae > Green Algae > Land Plants


What is the coloring pigment of the red algae?

phycoerythrin


What are the scientific classifications of seaweed?

Most algae, or seaweed contains a chloroplast that is similar to cyanobacteria. Chloroplasts are made up of circular DNA similar to those in cyanobacteria and represent reduced endosymbiotic cyanobacteria.


What function does red pigment provide some algae?

It absorbs more light.


What makes certain red algae appear red?

They are red due to the pigment phycoerythrin found in the in the phycobilisomes atached to the thylakoid membrane.


What are labelled algae?

The "algae" most people think of as algae are Cyanobacteria, *blue green algae*. By the name of the phylum you can guess that this "algae" is a bacteria, you are right. Scientifically speaking, true algae is only found in the Kingdom Protista, it is not plant, bacteria, fungi, or animal. We call Kingdom Protista the "grab bag kingdom" because it is home to the wierdest organisms that just don't fit well into other kingdoms. An example a true algae is Rhodophyta (red algae) Rhod=Red, Phyta=Algae. But to the lay person, they will mistake most Cyanobacteria for algae, and unless you are a biologist, this is just fine :)