Question

Universal photosynthetic chlorophyll is

• A. Chl - a
• B. Chl - b
• C. Chl - c
• D. Chl - e

Answer 1

The correct option is A Chl - a

Chlorophylls are major light harvesting pigments of green plants. They are of 8 major types- chlorophyll a, b, c, d, e, bacteriochlorophyll a and b and chlorobium chlorophyll. The chlorophyll a is the major photosynthetic pigment, which is found in all photosynthetic organisms. Hence, it is also called as universal photosynthetic pigment.