OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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What pigment absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis?
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chloroplast
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thylakoid
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grana
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chlorophyll
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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: -Although both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b absorb light, chlorophyll a plays a unique and crucial role in converting light energy to chemical energy (as you can explore in the light-dependent reactions article).
Detailed explanation-3: -The pigment which can absorb solar energy is Chlorophyll pigment which is present in chloroplast cells.
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