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Magnesium is a component part of

A. Polyribosomes

B. Chromosomes

C. Chlorophyll

D. All of the above

Answer: Option C

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Magnesium is a part of Chlorophyll.
The presence of magnesium in chlorophyll was discovered in 1906, and was that element's first detection in living tissue.
The chlorophyll molecule consists of a central magnesium atom surrounded by a nitrogen-containing structure called a porphyrin ring; attached to the ring is a long carbon-hydrogen side chain, known as a phytol chain.

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