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When a photon hits a pigment, it excites the electrons in one of the double bonds in the pigment. In chlorophylls, these double bonds are the ones that are found closest to the magnesium atom at the centre of the pigment. When one of these electrons is excited by just the right wavelength, i.e. just the right energy of light, it will leave the pigment and evetually enter a series of proteins located on the thylakoid membranes collective known as the photosynthetic electron transport chain. This electron transport chain functions similarly to its animal analog in that it involves a series of redox reactions that use the energy in the electron to pump protons across the thylakoid membrane. This creates a proton concentration gradient across the membrane and ATP synthase can harvest the energy of protons moving down the gradient to make ATPs. This is a brief explanation of how light energy is converted by plants to ATPs.
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What is the primary pigment needed for photosynthesis?
chlorophyll because it is the the pigment that captures the suns energy and turns it in to glucose which is a sugar that the plants use for food
Does photosynthesis need the suns heat energy or the suns light energy?
Light energy.
Give an example of how a heterotrpoh on solar energy indirectly?
A heterotroph gets the suns energy indirectly by eating leaves that get the suns energy.
Do the nucleus capture the sun's energy?
No it is not nucleus. It is the chloroplast
What pigment absorbs light energy when photosynthese begins?
The green pigment in the leave
What is the main pigment that plants use to gather the suns energy?
Pigment Chlorophyll
What is the is the pigment that traps the suns energy called?
Chlorophyll
Does fungi capture and use the suns energy?
No, it does not.
Why do plants contain pigment?
Pigment means colour. They use chlorophyll to capture sunlight energy
What are the ways that you capture the suns energy on the earth?
by using solar panel..
What is the primary pigment needed for photosynthesis?
chlorophyll because it is the the pigment that captures the suns energy and turns it in to glucose which is a sugar that the plants use for food
What captures suns energy to make food?
Plants capture the sun to make food.
The part of the plant cell that acts as a light trap to capture suns energy is what?
They are called chloroplasts.
What cellular strucutures enable a leaf to capture energy from the sun?
chloroplasts. more specifically, the pigment chlorophyll which absorbs red light.
What contains the pigment in plants?
Photosynthetic pigments in plants are responsible for the capture of the energy produced. These pigments are located in the chlorophylls, namely chlorophyll A.
Does photosynthesis need the suns heat energy or the suns light energy?
Light energy.
How do organisms capture and store energy?
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct. Found from google.com
