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Pigments like chlorophyll and carotene are molecules that plants use to?
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First it is important to note that the color green is given off [as visible light] by plants BECAUSE THEY CANNOT USE IT.
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Why certain types of algae contain pigments other then just chlorphyll?
Chlorophyll is great at absorbing blue light but not red yellow or green so in order to obtain more energy from the sun plants have other pigments that absorb more of the light spectrum.
Why plants gather the suns energy with light absorbing molecules?
Plant gather the sun energy and with this energy they convert carbon bi oxide and water into glucose molecule.(6 C O 2 + 6 H 2 O + Energy = C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6 O 2) These glucose molecules are attached with each other to form carbohydrates. These carbohydrate are the source of energy to plants and plant eating animals also.
What is a sentence using chlorophyll?
Chlorophyll is the green pigment of plants.
What are plants without chlorophyll?
fungi
Where do all carbon molecules come from?
during photosynthesis green plants prepare their own food in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll with the help of water vapor and carbon dioxide from from atmosphere and form carbohydrates as their food
What is the main photopigment utilized by plants during photosynthesis?
The main photo-pigment utilized by plants during photosynthesis is chlorophyll a.However,there are other photo pigments such as chlorophyll b and accessory photo pigments like Beta-carotene, and xanthophylls.
What other pigments present in a leaf?
There are three pigments that are found in a geranium leaf. The three pigments are chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids.
What plant pigments are found in plants other than the green pigments?
Carotene - an orange pigmentXanthophyll - a yellow pigmentPhaeophytin a[1] - a gray-brown pigmentPhaeophytin b[1] - a yellow-brown pigmentThese are some of the other pigments found in plants other than green pigments.
What is the photosynthetic pigment in plants?
There are a four main photosynthetic pigments in green plants. Chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, carotene and xanthophyll. These all absorb different areas of the spectrum therefore allowing the plant maximum absorption of light from the sun, and hence photosynthesise effectively.
What pigments do thylakoids?
The thylakoid membrane of green plants contains 6 different pigments: Carotene - an orange pigment Xanthophyll - a yellow pigment Phaeophytin a - a gray-brown pigment Phaeophytin b - a yellow-brown pigment Chlorophyll a - a blue-green pigment Chlorophyll b- a yellow-green pigment Chlorophyll a is the most common of these 6 pigments (present in all photosynthetic plants).
What is a plants principle pigment?
The principal Of pigment of plants Is Chlorophyll
How does a plant get energy from the sun?
plants get energy from the sun and its sunlightplants don't energy from the sun light they get the energy from light energy.
Why do plants also contain accessory pigments?
Additional pigment in plants, other than chlorophyll, enable these to utilize maximum solar radiations. For example carotene and xanthophylls absorb those radiations which remain inaccessible to chlorophyll a & b.
The main pigment in green plants is .?
There are a four main photosynthetic pigments in green plants. Chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, carotene and xanthophyll. These all absorb different areas of the spectrum therefore allowing the plant maximum absorption of light from the sun, and hence photosynthesise effectively.
What are colored compound in plants that absorbs light?
Chlorophyll. Chlorophyll a & b, Carotene and Xanthophyll etc.
What is the relationship between chlorophyll a and carotenoids?
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.
Pigments are found in plants include chlorophyll a chlorophyll b and?
Carotenoids.
