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Plant pigments

Plant pigments is a Science & Technology concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2020). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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1 · 2020–2020
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What you need to know first

Photosynthesis basicsPlant classificationBasic plant kingdom classificationAutotrophs vs Heterotrophs

Real questions that test this

हरीत द्रव्य खालीलपैकी कोणत्या वनस्पतीमध्ये आढळून येतात ? Chlorophyll pigment is present in which of the following plants ?

(a)शेवाळ / Algae

(b)ब्रायोफाईटस् / Bryophytes

(c)टेरीडोफाईटस् / Pteridophytes

(d)अनावृत्त बीजधारी झाडे / Gymnosperms

1)फक्त (a) / (a) only
2)(a) आणि (b) / (a) and (b)
3)(c) आणि (d) / (c) and (d)
4)(a), (b), (c) आणि (d) / (a), (b), (c) and (d)✓ Correct

Chlorophyll is the primary photosynthetic pigment found across almost all plant groups, including Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, and Gymnosperms.

शेवाळ वनस्पती ही अन्नासाठी परावलंबी असतात आणि त्यामध्ये अनेक प्रकारची रंगद्रव्ये आढळतात. Algae is dependant upon other living organisms for their food and they have various pigments in them.

(a)वरील विधान पूर्णपणे बरोबर आहे. / The above statement is completely correct.

(b)वरील विधानातील पूर्वार्ध बरोबर आहे. / The former half of the above statement is correct.

(c)वरील विधान पूर्णपणे चूक आहे. / The above statement is completely wrong.

(d)वरील विधानातील पूर्वार्ध चूक आहे. / The former half of the above statement is wrong.

1)फक्त (a) / Only (a)
2)(a) आणि (b) / (a) and (b)
3)फक्त (d) / Only (d)✓ Correct
4)(b) आणि (c) / (b) and (c)

Algae are autotrophic organisms containing chlorophyll that perform photosynthesis to manufacture their own food, making the former half of the statement incorrect.

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