Question

Bacteria do not have chloroplasts but some bacteria are photoautotrophic in nature and perform photosynthesis. Which part of bacterial cell performs this?

Answer 1

Answer:

Bacteria cell do not have chloroplast yet some photoautotrophic bacteria perform photosynthesis due to the presence of light absorbing pigments and reaction centres embedded in the cell membrane.

The reaction centre exist in form of sacs, tubes or sheets depending on the amount of surface area needed.

Answer 2

Each bacteria has some of chlorophyll in the cell membrane embedded in it.These are places where reaction takes place ,specifically to absorb light energy.