For each pigment below tell me which colors and ranges of wavelengths it absorbs the most and which areas of the visible spectrum it absorbs the least. Some might have 2 peaks of high absorption.   Chlorophyll a: Chlorophyll b: B-Carotene (carote

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Problem 8RQ: Which color(s) of light does chlorophyll a reflect? a. red and blue b. green c. red d. blue
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  1. For each pigment below tell me which colors and ranges of wavelengths it absorbs the most and which areas of the visible spectrum it absorbs the least. Some might have 2 peaks of high absorption.

 

  1. Chlorophyll a:
  2. Chlorophyll b:
  3. B-Carotene (carotenoids): 
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