Given below are two statements: Statement I: In a photosystem, the antennae are formed by pigments that appear yellow, yellow-green, and yellow-orange on a paper chromatogram. Statement II: The reaction centre of a photosystem is formed by a single molecule of the pigment that appears bright or blue-green on a paper chromatogram. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given b

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Statement I is correct because the antennae (light harvesting complex) are formed by accessory pigments, which include chlorophyll b (yellow-green), xanthophylls (yellow), and carotenoids (yellow to yellow-orange). Statement II is correct because the reaction centre is formed by a single molecule of chlorophyll a, which appears bright or blue-green on a paper chromatogram. Therefore, both statements are correct. Answer: Both Statement I and Statement II are correct