Multiple Choice
The most important role of pigments in photosynthesis is to __________.
9. Photosynthesis
Pigments of Photosynthesis
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Pigments of Photosynthesis
- Multiple Choice
Examples of accessory pigments for photosynthesis are:
a) Chlorophyll b and carotenoids.
b) Chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b.
c) Chlorophyll a and carotenoids.
d) Carotenoids, chlorophyll b and chlorophyll a.
- Multiple Choice
Which of the following pigments does NOT absorb yellow/orange light (650-750nm)?
a) Chlorophyll a.
b) Carotenoids.
c) Chlorophyll b.
d) Both a & c.
- Multiple ChoiceWhat is the range of wavelengths of light that are absorbed by the pigments in the thylakoid membranes?
- Multiple ChoiceWhen chloroplast pigments absorb light, __________.
- Multiple ChoiceYou could distinguish a thylakoid membrane from an inner mitochondrial membrane because the thylakoid membrane would __________.
- Open QuestionHow is energy transferred among antenna pigment molecules?a. by heatb. by redox reactionsc. by fluorescenced. by resonance
- Open QuestionWhy is chlorophyll green?a. It absorbs all wavelengths in the visible spectrum.b. It absorbs wavelengths only in the red portions of the spectrum (680–700 nm).c. It absorbs wavelengths only in the blue part of the visible spectrum (450–480 nm).d. It absorbs wavelengths in only the blue and red parts of the visible spectrum.
- Open QuestionWhy is the chlorophyll in chloroplasts less likely to produce fluorescence compared to extracted chlorophyll molecules?