Photosynthetic bacteria have pigments in structures called ________.

chromoplasts

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chromatophores

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leucoplasts

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chloroplasts

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The correct option is B chromatophores
Photosynthetic bacteria have membrane bound vesicular structures on the infoldings of their cell membranes. This structure is called chromatophore. It stores the bacterial pigments such as bacteriochlorophyll.

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