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Which of the following components is not used by both plants and cyanobacteria to carry out photosynthesis?

a) Chlorophyll a
b) Photosystem II
c) Thylakoid membrane
d) Centrioles

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Final answer:

Centrioles are not used by plants and cyanobacteria for photosynthesis; they are involved in cell division mainly in animal cells.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer to the question is d) Centrioles. Both plants and cyanobacteria use chlorophyll for photosynthesis, and they have a photosystem II and a thylakoid membrane. However, centrioles are not used by either plants or cyanobacteria in photosynthesis. Centrioles are cell structures involved in cell division in animal cells and some lower plants but are not found in most flowering plants and cyanobacteria, which are photosynthetic prokaryotes.

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