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Light is absorbed by the chlorophyll.
The light is absorbed by the chlorophyll. The light is then used to excite electrons.
It is either transmitted or reflected. Often, different portions of the light do both.
Chlorophyll, for Photosynthesis; and the Retina, for Vision.
When light strikes a chlorophyll molecule, electrons in the chloroplast get excited.
Light reaction is not produced by chlorophyll .
For photosynthesis, where light energy is absorbed.
chlorophyll in the chloroplasts
Light energy absorbed by chlorophyll.
Light is absorbed during photosynthesis. (That's the meaning of photo!)
The green light would be reflected, but the red light would be absorbed. ---Ryan Wang---
carotenoids :]