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The chemical found in plants that traps light to make food is called chlorophll, plants make their food ina procces called photosynthisis.

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Plants absorb light with the help of Chlorophyll that is built into the thylakoids' membranes. This chlorophyll is green in color and absorbs red and blue light.

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