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Question

Biology Question on Cell: the unit of life

Chloroplast lacks

A

carotene

B

chlorophyll

C

xanthophyll

D

anthocyanin

Answer

anthocyanin

Explanation

Solution

Chloroplasts are greenish plastids which possess photosynthetic pigments, chlorophyis (5-10%) and carotenoids viz. carotenes and xanthophylls (1-2%) and take part in the synthesis of food from inorganic raw materials in the presence of radiation energy. They do not have anthocyanin.