TREE PHYSIOLOGY
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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Question
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What is the pigment molecule that absorbs the sunlight?
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hemoglobin
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chlorophyll
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mitochondria
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ATP
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Chlorophyll, the primary pigment used in photosynthesis, reflects green light and absorbs red and blue light most strongly. In plants, photosynthesis takes place in chloroplasts, which contain the chlorophyll.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chlorophyll mostly absorbs blue and red wavelengths from sunlight. Therefore, it reflects the middle part of this visible spectrum, the green wavelengths. This is why plants look green to us. The color of a pigment is the wavelength of light that is reflected, or the wavelength that is not absorbed.
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