Question
Example of water soluble plant pigment is
chlorophyll- a
chlorophyll- b
anthocyanin
xanthophyll
Solution
C.
anthocyanin
Anthocyanin is a water-soluble pigment. It constitute a class of natural phenolic product. These provide colour to petals and fruits.
Chlorophyll is a green pigment in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, which is responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.
Chlorophyll- a is the primary photosynthetic pigment and chlorophyll- b is the accessory pigment that collects energy and passes it on to chl- a.
Xanthophyll is a yellow or brown carotenoid plant pigment which causes the autumn colours of leaves.
