LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Water soluble pigment found in plant cell vacuoles are;
A
Chlorophylls
B
Carotenoids
C
Anthocyanins
D
Xanthophylls
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Anthocyanins are the water soluble pigments present in the plant cell vacuoles. These vacuoles appear in different colours like red, blue or purple. Anthocyanins are extracted from edible plants for various purposes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anthocyanins are flavonoid pigments that accumulate in the large central vacuole of most plants. Inside the vacuole, anthocyanins can be found uniformly distributed or as part of sub-vacuolar pigment bodies, the Anthocyanic Vacuolar Inclusions (AVIs).

Detailed explanation-3: -Water-soluble pigments such as carotenoids, anthocyanins, and xanthophylls are found in plant vacuoles (cell inclusions).

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