NEET BIOLOGY

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Leaves contain a natural subtance which makes plants green named ____
A
stem
B
oxygen
C
carbon dioxide
D
Chlorophyll
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Chlorophyll is a pigment that gives plants their green color, and it helps plants create their own food through photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plant leaves contains chlorophyll a green coloured pigment that helps plants to carry out photosynthesis and prepare their own food.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is Chloroplast? The chlorophyll pigment is found in plant cells’ chloroplasts. These chloroplasts act as a site of the photosynthesis process in plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chlorophyll is the green pigment in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria that is essential for photosynthesis. Its central structure is an aromatic porphyrin or chlorin (reduced porphyrin) ring system with a sequestered magnesium atom.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plants and green algae (plants are really advanced green algae) contain chlorophyll a (which is teal-green), chlorophyll b (which is yellow-green), and beta-carotene (which is yellow), thus giving them a green color.

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