GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

CELL STRUCTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Plant cells contain a green pigment called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll has a role in the process of photosynthesis. What does chlorophyll do?
A
A gel-like fluid that holds all the organelles in place
B
Uses sunlight to perform photosynthesis
C
absorbs light energy from the sun
D
Uses oxygen to transform energy into a form the cell can use
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Chlorophyll’s job in a plant is to absorb light-usually sunlight. The energy absorbed from light is transferred to two kinds of energy-storing molecules. Through photosynthesis, the plant uses the stored energy to convert carbon dioxide (absorbed from the air) and water into glucose, a type of sugar.

Detailed explanation-2: -When chlorophyll absorbs energy from sunlight, an electron in the chlorophyll molecule is excited from a lower to a higher energy state. The excited electron is more easily transferred to another molecule. A chain of electron-transfer steps follows, ending when an electron is transferred to a carbon dioxide molecule.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chlorophyll a absorbs violet and orange light the most. Chlorophyll b absorbs mostly blue and yellow light. They both also absorb light of other wavelengths with less intensity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chlorophyll is a green pigment present in the chloroplast of the plant cell. Chlorophyll is vital for photosynthesis, it allows plants to absorb energy from sunlight.

Detailed explanation-5: -In plants, photosynthesis takes place in chloroplasts, which contain the chlorophyll.

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