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Pigment-containing membranous extensions in some cyanobacteria are:

Option: 1

Chromatophores


Option: 2

Heterocysts


Option: 3

Basal bodies


Option: 4

Pneumatophores


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  • Cyanobacteria refer to the unicellular, colonial or filamentous, marine or terrestrial algae currently classified as eubacteria. 
  • It is having chlorophyll-like green pigments and is similar to a photosynthetic autotroph.
  • A gelatinous sheath typically surrounds this bacterium's colonies. The membranous extensions (specialized compartments) of a cyanobacterium contain pigments known as chromatophores, which are essential for photosynthesis.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

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