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What colors of light does chlorophyll a absorb? |
Blue-violet and red light |
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What colors of light does chlorophyll b absorb? |
Blue and orange light. |
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What is a photon? |
A small packet of energy. The amount of energy is fixed. |
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What color of light does chlorophyll a reflect? |
Green |
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What color of light does chlorophyll b reflect? |
Olive green |
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What pigments are in most plants? |
Chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, various carotenoids (shades of yellow and orange). |
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What is the most important function of carotenoids? |
Photoprotection of plants from harmful radiation from light wavelengths. |
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What type of pigment are carotenoids classified as? |
Accessory pigments |
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What are two names of accessory pigments? |
Carotenoids and phycobiliprotiens. |
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What are the three kinds of pigment? |
Photoreceptive, photosynthetic, and respiratory. |
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What is a photoreceptive pigment called? |
A phytochrome. |
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What are photosynthetic pigments called? |
Chlorophyll a and b, and carotenoids. |
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What are respiratory pigments called? |
Hemoglobin. |
