BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
KINGDOM PLANTAE
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Question
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Green pigment that helps to absorb sunlight
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Xanthophyll
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Carotene
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Chlorophyll
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Lycopene
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Explanation:
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: -As shown in detail in the absorption spectra, chlorophyll absorbs light in the red (long wavelength) and the blue (short wavelength) regions of the visible light spectrum. Green light is not absorbed but reflected, making the plant appear green. Chlorophyll is found in the chloroplasts of plants.
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.
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