AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Chlorophyll is a pigment that gives plants their green color, and it helps plants create their own food through photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the case of plants, it is the pigment chlorophyll which absorbs the light, and it is picky about which wavelengths it absorbs – mostly opting for red light, and some blue light.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solar energy is trapped by the green pigment chlorophyll present in the chloroplasts of the green leaves. The energy from the sun activates the chlorophyll which initiates photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Photosynthesis in plants is dependent upon capturing light energy in the pigment chlorophyll and in particular chlorophyll a. This chlorophyll resides mostly in the chloroplasts and gives leaves their green colour.