Q.

Match List-I with List-II.          [2023]

List I List II
(A) Chlorophyll a (I) Yellow to yellow-orange
(B) Chlorophyll b (II) Yellow-green
(C) Xanthophyll (III) Blue-green
(D) Carotenoid (IV) Yellow

 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1 (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)  
2 (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)  
3 (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)  
4 (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)  

Ans.

(1)

A chromatographic separation of the leaf pigments shows a variety of colours in the chromatogram due to the presence of four pigments: Chlorophyll a (bright or blue-green), chlorophyll b (yellow-green), xanthophylls (yellow), and carotenoids (yellow to yellow-orange).