HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Organisms other than plants which contain Chlorophyll are
A
Algae
B
Protozoa
C
Virus
D
Fungi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Chlorophyll is found in virtually all photosynthetic organisms, including green plants, cyanobacteria, and algae.

Detailed explanation-2: -Algae are simple organisms with chlorophyll and thus are known as autotrophs as they produce their own food. They belong to kingdom Protista as eukaryotic cells with a proper nuclear organization and occur as unicellular or aggregated cellular structures.

Detailed explanation-3: -Algae possess photosynthetic pigments like chlorophyll and hence are autotrophs and can perform photosynthesis. Fungi do not possess photosynthetic pigments and hence are heterotrophs.

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