{"id":85997,"date":"2025-06-01T03:34:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85997"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:34:12","slug":"chlorophyll-in-photosynthetic-prokaryotic-bacteria-is-associated-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/chlorophyll-in-photosynthetic-prokaryotic-bacteria-is-associated-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Chlorophyll in photosynthetic prokaryotic bacteria is associated with"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chlorophyll in photosynthetic prokaryotic bacteria is associated with<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;plastids&#8221; option2=&#8221;membranous vesicles&#8221; option3=&#8221;nucleoids&#8221; option4=&#8221;chromosomes&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nPhotosynthetic prokaryotic bacteria, such as cyanobacteria, lack membrane-bound organelles like chloroplasts (which contain chlorophyll in eukaryotes). Instead, their photosynthetic pigments, including chlorophyll, are embedded within internal membrane systems. These membrane systems can take various forms, including flattened sacs, tubules, or vesicles, which are often referred to as chromatophores or thylakoids depending on their arrangement, and are essentially membranous structures or vesicles.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nChlorophyll in photosynthetic prokaryotes is not contained within plastids but is located in specialized internal membrane structures within the cytoplasm.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nPlastids (like chloroplasts) are organelles found in eukaryotic cells (plants and algae). Nucleoids are the regions where the prokaryotic genetic material is located. Chromosomes refer to the structured form of DNA.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chlorophyll in photosynthetic prokaryotic bacteria is associated with [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;plastids&#8221; option2=&#8221;membranous vesicles&#8221; option3=&#8221;nucleoids&#8221; option4=&#8221;chromosomes&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2019 Download PDFAttempt Online Photosynthetic prokaryotic bacteria, such as cyanobacteria, lack membrane-bound organelles like chloroplasts (which contain chlorophyll in eukaryotes). 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