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What is the name of the green pigment in the chloroplasts?

We call it chlorophyll. It is a green pigment.


A molecule that contains atoms enabling it to reflect light is called a pigment?

Actually, a pigment is a molecule that selectively absorbs certain wavelengths of light, resulting in the perception of color by reflecting or transmitting other wavelengths. Pigments are responsible for the color of many living organisms, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.


What pigment reflects green light and absorbs other colors of light to provide energy for photosynthesis?

Chlorophyll is the pigment that reflects green light and absorbs other colors of light to provide energy for photosynthesis in plants.


Colored substance that absorbs or reflects light?

Pigments absorb certain colors of light, and reflect others. For example, chlorophyll is the pigment in plants which absorbs red and violet light, and relects green. This is why many plants appear green.


Chlorophyll absorbs all colors of light except?

Green, the reason chlorophyll is known as a green pigment is because it absorbs all wavelengths of light but reflects green light.


What pigment absorbs from primary color?

Cyan absorbs red light, magenta absorbs green light, and yellow absorbs blue light as primary colors in the subtractive color model.


What pigment absorbs light energy when photosynthese begins?

Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for absorbing light energy when photosynthesis begins. It is found in the chloroplasts of plant cells and absorbs primarily blue and red wavelengths of light, while reflecting green wavelengths, giving plants their green color.


What light energy is captured by the green pigment?

Chlorophyll is the green pigment that captures light energy in plants. It mainly absorbs red and blue light while reflecting green light, which is why plants appear green.


What color absorbs green?

Magenta is the opposite color of green on the color wheel, so it absorbs green light. When magenta pigment is present, it absorbs green wavelengths of light, making magenta appear as a mixture of blue and red.


What is chlorophyll and how does a leaf use it?

chlorophyl is a green pigment and it absorbs light and turns it into energy


What is chloroplhyll?

A green pigment that all plants have. It absorbs light to provide energy for photosynthesis


When light strikes a green leaf how does this explain why leaves appear green?

Light that is white contains all the colours. When the light hits the leaf, it absorbs all the colours apart from the green light which is reflected back out to your eyes. So you see the leaf as green.