Question 39
Bacteria do not have chloroplast but some bacteria are photoautotrophic in nature and perform photosynthesis. Which part of bacterial cell performs this?

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Bacteria have photosynthetic pigments called bacteriochlorophyll in their cell membrane that performs photosynthesis in bacteria.

Bacteriochlorophylls are photosynthetic pigments that occur in various phototrophic bacteria.

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Question 39 Bacteria do not have chloroplast but some bacteria are photoautotrophic in nature and perform photosynthesis. Which part of bacterial cell performs this?

Bacteria have photosynthetic pigments called bacteriochlorophyll in their cell membrane that performs photosynthesis in bacteria. Bacteriochlorophylls are photosynthetic pigments that occur in various phototrophic bacteria.

Question 39
Bacteria do not have chloroplast but some bacteria are photoautotrophic in nature and perform photosynthesis. Which part of bacterial cell performs this?

Bacteria have photosynthetic pigments called bacteriochlorophyll in their cell membrane that performs photosynthesis in bacteria.

Bacteriochlorophylls are photosynthetic pigments that occur in various phototrophic bacteria.