NEET 1999 · Class 11

Cell: The Unit of Life

Photosynthetic bacteria have pigments in

  1. (A)chromoplasts
  2. (B)chromatophores
  3. (C)leucoplasts
  4. (D)chloroplasts

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In some prokaryotes like cyanobacteria, there are other membranous extensions into the cytoplasm called chromatophores which contain pigments.

Chapter
Cell: The Unit of Life
Section
8.4.1 Cell Envelope and its Modifications
Page
6
Words matched
18 of 18

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0, emb=0.9345, combined=0.9607). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that in some prokaryotes like cyanobacteria, chromatophores are membranous extensions that contain pigments, directly matching the question about photosynthetic bacteria having pigments in chromatophores.

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