7. Most of the plants contain a green colouring pigment which is responsible for photosynthesis. This pigment was named chlorophyll by
(a) Melvin Calvin (b) Jean Senebie
(c) Julius Robert Mayer (d) Pelletier Caventou
Answer: (d) Pelletier Caventou
Explanation: (d) Pelletier and Caventou (1818) discovered chlorophyll. It could be separated from leaf by boiling in alcohol
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