Yes it does. It gives fruits and flowers their own color.
The color that results from mixing red and yellow pigments is orange.
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The colors red and yellow combine to make the color orange.
The yellow and orange pigments in a chloroplast are carotenoids, such as beta-carotene and xanthophylls. These pigments help capture light energy for photosynthesis and broaden the range of light wavelengths that can be absorbed.
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Carotenoid pigments
Carotenoid pigments
carotenoids are orange. These are abundant in carrots. xanthophylls are yellow. These are found in all leaves but are often hidden.
Most leaves contain three main pigments: chlorophyll (green), carotenoids (yellow, orange), and anthocyanins (red, purple). The varying amounts of these pigments give leaves their diverse colors throughout the year.
Carotenoid pigments are responsible for giving yellow and orange colors to plants by absorbing light in the blue and green wavelengths and reflecting yellow and orange light.
The technical names for the pigments in a leaf are carotenoids for orange and yellow pigments, and anthocyanins for red pigments. These pigments play a role in absorbing light for photosynthesis and protecting the plant from damage.
The yellow pigment in plants is Xenthophyll.