alleryWhich pigment is essential for photosynthesis?
AMelanin found in skin cells
BHaemoglobin found in red blood cells
CChlorophyll located in chloroplasts
DCytochrome found in mitochondria
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Chlorophyll located in chloroplasts
1. Photosynthesis needs a pigment to absorb sunlight.
2. The chapter names chlorophyll as that pigment.
3. It absorbs red and blue strongly, reflects green.
4. So chlorophyll is the key pigment.
_Source: Selina Concise Biology Class 10, Ch on Photosynthesis (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on pigments_
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