Q.

Match List I with List II:                               [2025]

  List-I   List-II
A. Chlorophyll a (I) Yellow-green
B. Chlorophyll b (II) Yellow
C. Xanthophylls (III) Blue-green
D. Carotenoids (IV) Yellow to Yellow-orange

 

Choose the option with all correct matches.

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

Ans.

(2)

A chromatographic separation of the leaf pigments shows that the colour that we see in leaves is not due to single pigment but due to four pigments.

Chlorophyll a Bright or blue-green in the chromatogram
Chlorophyll b Yellow-green
Xanthophylls Yellow
Carotenoids Yellow to Yellow-orange