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What is the relationship between chlorophyll a and carotenoids?
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∙ 15y ago
In leaves, the carotenoids are usually masked by the chlorophylls. In the autumn, as the quantity of chlorophyll in the leaf declines, the carotenoids become visible and produce the yellows and reds of autumn foliage.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agowhat is the relationship between pigments and chlorophyll plants gather the sun's energy with light-absorbing molecules called pigments. The plants' principal pigment is chlorophyll.
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What do thylakoid membranes contain?
Chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoids
Absorbs wavelengths of light different from those absorbed by chlorophyll?
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Where are chlorophyll a chlorophyll b and the carotenoids are located?
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What are the three main photosynthetic pigments?
Chlorophyll A, Chlorophyll B, and Carotenoids
What are the three general groups of plant pigments?
The three types of pigments found in a plant are chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids (mainly carotene). Chlorophyll a (the main pigment) absorbs blue-green light, chlorophyll b absorbs yellow-green light, and carotene absorbs yellow-orange light.
Major plant pigment involved in photosynthesis?
chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, carotenoids
Pigments are found in plants include chlorophyll a chlorophyll b and?
Carotenoids.
What pigments are found in the chloroplasts besides chlorophyll?
carotenoids
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.
Which pigments did you identify from the spinach leaf?
Chlorophyll, carotenoids, pheophytins and xanthophylls
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