Some effects of SO $_{2}$ and its transformation products on plants include

Chlorophyll destruction

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Chlorophyll plasmolysis

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Golgi body destruction

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Chlorophyll destruction
The presence of pollutant adversely affect the plants. Reduction in chlorophyll is caused by toxic ions formed by the dissolution of SO $_{2}$ in water inside leaf tissue, which preferentially incorporate into thylakoid membrane disturbs the photosystems. The oxides of sulphur transform into several poisonous substances which hamper the growth of the plants.
So, the correct option is A.

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