Skip to content
1. What allows certain algae to grow in deep water?
- Presence of accessory pigments which can absorb high wavelength light (green/blue)
- Presence of accessory pigments which can absorb high wavelength light (red)
- Presence of accessory pigments which can absorb short wavelength light (green/blue)
- Presence of accessory pigments which can absorb short wavelength light (red)
1 of 6
Other questions in this quiz
2. Which pigment(s) absorb red light?
- Chlorophyll a
- Fucoxanthin
- Phycoerythrin
- Both fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin
3. Which color(s) of algae are most abundant near the ocean surface?
- Green
- Both brown and red
- Brown
- Red
4. Which pigment(s) absorb blue light?
- Fucoxanthin
- Phycoerythrin
- Both fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin
- Chlorophyll a
5. How is light wavelength related to the depth to which it penetrates in water?
- Shorter wavelength light penetrates to lower depths
- None of the above
- Higher wavelength light penetrates to lower depths
- Light penetration is not affected by light wavelength
Comments
No comments have yet been made