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By absorbing wavelengths of light that chlorophyll cannot, _____ broaden(s) the spectrum of colors that can drive photosynthesis.Group of answer choiceschlorophyll achlorophyll bcarotenoidsrubiscomesophyll

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By absorbing wavelengths of light that chlorophyll cannot, _____ broaden(s) the spectrum of colors that can drive photosynthesis.Group of answer choiceschlorophyll achlorophyll bcarotenoidsrubiscomesophyll

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Carotenoids broaden the spectrum of colors that can drive photosynthesis by absorbing wavelengths of light that chlorophyll cannot.

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