NEET 2009
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2009
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Biological Classification
NEET 2009 · Botany · Biological Classification
Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in
Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in
Options
- AChromatium
- BOscillatoria
- CRhodospiritlum
- DChlorobium
Correct answer
B. Oscillatoria
Step-by-step solution
Oscillatoria is a photosynthetic cyanobacterium. In this, during photosynthesis water is electron donor and oxygen is a by-product, ie, oxygenic photosynthesis occurs. Rhodospirillum and Chlorobium are non-oxygenic photosynthetic, purple non-sulphur and green- sulphur bacteria. Chromatium is purple sulphur bacterium, also a non-oxygenic photosynthetic.