Biological Classification Question 39
39. Photosynthetic bacteria have pigments in [1999]
(a) leucoplasts
(b) chloroplasts
(c) chromoplasts
(d) chromatophores
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Answer : d
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(d) Chloroplasts, chromoplasts and leucoplasts are the types of plastids found in higher plants. Chloroplasts contain the green pigment chlorophyll. Chromatophores are internal membrane systems present in photosynthetic prokaryotes. These develop as membrane lined sacs or thylakoids from plasma membrane. Thylakoid membranes contain photosynthetic pigments in cyanobacteria and purple bacteria.
