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Carotenoids are
BiologyPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsNEET
Options:
  • A glycoproteins
  • B hydrocarbons
  • C polysaccharides
  • D lipoproteins
Solution:
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The correct answer is: hydrocarbons
Carotenoids are the plant pigments that are responsible for imparting bright red, yellow and orange color in the plants. These are water-insoluble pigments, unsaturated molecules built up of isoprene units and are related to phytol structurally. 

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