The pigment, melanin in animals protects them from UV radiations. The functionally equivalent pigment in plants is

Melanin only

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Carotenes

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Anthocyanin

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Both B and C

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Solution

The correct option is C Anthocyanin
Anthocyanin is a red colour, water-soluble pigment found in plant cell vacuoles and cell walls. It is not involved in the process of photosynthesis but serves to attract insects and animals to flowers and fruits. It also serves to protect plant cell from high energy radiations like melanin pigment in animals.
Hence the correct option is C.

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The melanin pigment is found in the:

Assertion(A): Colouration of skin is due to a pigment melanin.

Reason(R): It protects the skin and inner parts from ultraviolet sunrays.

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