NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
The characteristic pigment of Cyanobacteria is
Options
- Achlorophyll a
- Bfucoxanthin
- Cphycocyanin
- Dchlorophyll d
Correct answer
A. chlorophyll a
Step-by-step solution
Cyanobacteria are a group of free-living photosynthetic bacteria that perform oxygenic photosynthetic process which are included in the kingdom Monera. It contains the main green pigment chlorophyll a for photosynthesis as this group have both the photosystems -PS I and PS II. Phycobilins are also present that gives the blue colour.