Molecules that absorb only certain wavelengths oflight and reflect or transmit others• People see the reflected wavelengths• Most common pigment in thylakoids = chlorophyll(green-leaf)• Reflects green light• Responsible for green color of plants and alg

Why do plants have more than one type of photosynthetic pigment?A. to capture more wavelengths of lightB. to reflect lightC. to provide more variation in natureD. to focus the light energyE. so that more of the thylakoid membrane can be covered with pigment

A green pigment located in membranes within the chloroplasts of plants and algae and in the membranes of certain prokaryotes.Group of answer choicescarotenoidrubiscochlorophyllmesophyll

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

Photosynthetic pigments other than chlorophyll a are called ______ pigments.

Describe the role of chloroplast pigments in light absorption