Q. Which is not correct for ancient plants?

A) They have photosynthetic pigment
B) They are primitive algae
C) They use $H_{2}S$ as hydrogen source
D) They release oxygen as byproduct
Explanation

Ancient plants were like cyanobacteria. These plants used hydrogen source other than water and, therefore, did not release oxygen from photolysis of water.

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