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Blue green pigment found in all green plants is:

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a

Chlorophyll a

b

Chlorophyll b

c

Phycoerythrin

d

Phycocyanin

answer is 1.

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A chromatographic separation of the leaf pigments shows that the colour that we see in leaves is not due to a single pigment but due to four pigments namely-i- Chlorophyll a which is bright or blue green ii- Chlorophyll b which is yellow greeniii- Xanthophylls which is yellowiv- Carotenoids which is yellow to yellow-orangePhycoerythrin is red pigment predominantly seen in Red algae. Phycocyanin is blue pigment mainly seen in Blue-green algae.
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