In blue-green algae, photosystem- II contain an important pigment concerned with photolysis of water. It is called as
A
Beta carotene
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B
Chlorophyll b
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C
Cytochrome c
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D
Phycocyanin
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Solution
The correct option is D Phycocyanin Phycocyanin is a pigment-protein complex from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin and phycoerythrin. It is an accessory pigment to chlorophyll.