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BotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsPigments and SpectraEasy2 minPYQ_2020
BotanyEasysingle choice
Observe the graphs given below and choose the options correctly describing the color of Pigments 1, 2, and 3 in a chromatogram.
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Solution:
The above graph represents the absorption spectrum. It is a graph that depicts the absorption of various wavelengths of light by photosynthetic pigments. In this graph pigment, 1 is chlorophyll b, pigment 2 is carotenoids and pigment 3 is chlorophyll a. On separation of the leaf pigments of any green plant through paper chromatography we find that chlorophyll a appears bright or blue-green, chlorophyll b appears yellow-green, xanthophylls appear yellow and carotenoids appear yellow to yellow-orange.
Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Photosynthesis in Higher PlantsSubtopic:Pigments and Spectra
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