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Photosynthetic bacteria have pigments in

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A.chromoplasts
B.leucoplasts
C.chlorplasts
D.chromatophore

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In photosynthetic bacteria, small particles of 60 μm diameter, called chromatophores, are present. These are attached to the innner surface of cell membrane, have no limiting membrane and possess bacteriochlorophyll.
Plastids are of three types, on the basis of their colour.
(a) Chromoplasts : Coloured plastids excrpt green, give different type of colour appearance to different parts ot different parts of the plant.
(b) Chlorplasts : Green plastids take part in the process of photosynthesis.
(c) Leucoplasts : Coloured plastids, mainly function as store house of various types of food.

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