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In an experiment designed to study intracellular digestion in Paramecium, yeast cells are stained with Congo red, a pH-sensitive dye. After ingestion, the food vacuole changes colour from red to green. What does this observation most accurately indicate?

Asked in UP PGT (Biology) · 2026
Biological Classification · Biology
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Chlorophyll absorbs light energy mainly in the blue and red regions.

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Option D — The vacuole environment becomes acidic due to enzymatic activity

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