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True or false Chlorophyll pigments absorb mostly green wavelenghts and reflect blue and red wavelenghs?
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What colors do accessory pigments reflect?
aquablue
Why algae has different colours?
diffeent colours such as green, blue green, yellow and red algae
How is chromatography related to photosynthesis?
The process of chromatography relates to the overall process of photosynthesis because photosynthesis is the source of food for plants. Plants use sunlight, CO2 and water to make energy in the form of glucose. The role of pigments in this is that pigments help to create energy in plants by absorbing sunlight. Pigments can absorb or reflect certain light waves according to their specific wavelengths which can be determined by the colour of the pigment. Different colours of pigments have different corresponding wavelengths. The pigment, chlorophyll, found in most plants is the one most associated with photosynthesis. This pigment reflects green wavelength because they provide less energy and reflects it for us to view the plant as green. An example of this would be spinach. This green plant contains multiple pigments. It contains chlorophyll which reflects green light and also contains multiple other pigments which pass through the leaf to be used in photosynthesis. Particularly intense reflection increases the colour of the plant and since green plants contain an abundance of chlorophyll to reflect as much green light as possible, we see spinach as a dark green plant.
Why do certain colors of light support photosynthesis while others do not?
The pigments involved (e.g. chlorophyll in green plants, phycoerythrin in red algae) only absorb photons of certain energies and reflect others. This is due to the elements in the pigment molecule and how they are bound.
Which of color is reflected by chlorophy2?
Chlorophyll reflect green color. That is why they appear in green
How are pigments associated with photosynthesis?
Pigments attract light and/or reflect the color(s) that are not absorbed by the chlorophyll.
What molecules other than chlorophyll absorb and reflect certain colors?
Several other pigments are found in plants beside chlorophyll. These are: anthocyanin's which reflect red, blue, purple, or magenta colors; carotenoids which reflect yellow, orange, or red and absorb blue light; and phycobilins which are found in algae.
What is the difference between accessory pigments and chlorophyll?
Carotenoids are mostly yellow-red-orange-brown in colour, chlorophyll is green. Carotenoids serve two main purposes in plants - protection from exces sunlight (a bit like sun-screen), and they can absord some sunlight which they then transfer to chlorophyll. Chlorophyll absords sunlight and is involved in photosynthesis.
Why aren't all leaf pigments are visible in a healthy green leaf?
Because Chlorophyl outnumber the Xanthophyl and others of other colors until fall.
What colors do accessory pigments reflect?
aquablue
Why algae has different colours?
diffeent colours such as green, blue green, yellow and red algae
Pigments act differently from light because they reflect their own color and all the others?
Pigments act differently from light because they reflect their own color and all the others absorb.
How do accessory pigments differ in function from chlorophyll and how do they affect the appearance of algae and the depths at which algae can grow?
Accessory pigments absorb light at different wavelengths than does chlorophyll. This process tends to increase the range of depths at which algae can grow. For example, the reddish accessory pigments called phycobilins are especially good at absorbing the blue light found at great depths in the sea, allowing the algae that contain them to live in deep water. Because accessory pigments reflect different wavelengths of light than does chlorophyll, they give algae a wide range of colors.
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.
How is chromatography related to photosynthesis?
The process of chromatography relates to the overall process of photosynthesis because photosynthesis is the source of food for plants. Plants use sunlight, CO2 and water to make energy in the form of glucose. The role of pigments in this is that pigments help to create energy in plants by absorbing sunlight. Pigments can absorb or reflect certain light waves according to their specific wavelengths which can be determined by the colour of the pigment. Different colours of pigments have different corresponding wavelengths. The pigment, chlorophyll, found in most plants is the one most associated with photosynthesis. This pigment reflects green wavelength because they provide less energy and reflects it for us to view the plant as green. An example of this would be spinach. This green plant contains multiple pigments. It contains chlorophyll which reflects green light and also contains multiple other pigments which pass through the leaf to be used in photosynthesis. Particularly intense reflection increases the colour of the plant and since green plants contain an abundance of chlorophyll to reflect as much green light as possible, we see spinach as a dark green plant.
What color light does the chlorophyll in plants reflect best?
green
Why do certain colors of light support photosynthesis while others do not?
The pigments involved (e.g. chlorophyll in green plants, phycoerythrin in red algae) only absorb photons of certain energies and reflect others. This is due to the elements in the pigment molecule and how they are bound.
