PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
PLANT GROWTH
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Question
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Chlorophyll is
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The green part of a plant
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Required for Photosynthesis to occur
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Collects energy from light
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Is not important
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Chlorophyll is what absorbs the sun’s energy and turns it into chemical energy. Not all the light energy from the sun is absorbed. Sunlight has many different colors in it. Chlorophyll usually absorbs red and blue light from the sun and reflects green light.
Detailed explanation-2: -A chlorophyll a molecule has a hydrophobic tail that inserts into the thylakoid membrane and a porphyrin head that captures light energy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The light energy is intercepted by chlorophyll molecules on the granal stacks. Some of the light energy is converted to chemical energy. During this process, a phosphate is added to a molecule to cause the formation of ATP.
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