KVPY Sample Paper KVPY Stream-SX Model Paper-30

  • question_answer
    Bacteriochlorophyll differs from chlorophyll 'a' in having:

    A) One pyrrole nucleus with one hydrogen

    B) One pyrrole nucleus with two hydrogen

    C) One pyrrole nucleus with three hydrogen

    D) One pyrrole nucleus with four hydrogen

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Bacteriochlorophyll is photosynthetic pigment in purple and green-sulphur bacteria while chlorophyll \['a'\]is photosynthetic pigment in green plants. Bacteriochlorophyll differs from chlorophyll \['a'\] in having an acetyl group in place of vinyl group of chlorophyll \['a'\]and saturation of one double bond of porphyrin ring of chlorophyll\['a'\] which in turn, adds two additional hydrogen atoms to the bacteriochlorophyll.


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