BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
KINGDOM MONERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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chocolate
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red
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blue
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green
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golden
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Detailed explanation-1: -Phycocyanins are blue in color which results from their absorption of red-orange wavelengths of light. They are found in cyanobacteria, a type of blue-green algae, that derives its energy from photosynthesis.
Detailed explanation-2: -For cyanobacteria, the chlorophyll, which are the photosynthetic pigments that capture light energy, is located in free-floating thylakoids in the bacterial cytoplasm. Cyanobacteria also have phycobiliproteins, which are water-soluble pigments that are found in the cytoplasm.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic, autotrophic bacteria. They contain chlorophyll similar to plants and also other chromatophores.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thus, the correct answer is ‘Phycocyanin. ‘