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Photosynthetic pigments in the chloroplast are located in the
Your answer:
Correct answer: (a)
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Explanation
Why (a) is correct
In chloroplasts, the photosynthetic pigments are embedded in the thylakoid membranes, where they form the light-harvesting complexes and the photosystems.
Why the other options are wrong
- (b) · your answer The chloroplast envelope is the outer double membrane; it does not carry the pigments.
- (c) · your answer The matrix (stroma) has the enzymes of the Calvin cycle, not the pigments.
- (d) · your answer Plastoglobules are lipid droplets in the stroma, not the site of the photosystems.
NCERT point: Light reactions take place on the thylakoid membranes (grana and stroma lamellae); the dark reactions take place in the stroma.
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