Matching Match the Pigment with Its Relationship to Sunlight

Question

Matching. Match the pigment with its relationship to sunlight.
-____ absorbs only blue light.
A)Chlorophyll b
B)Chlorophyll a
C)Phycoerythrobilin
D)Phycocyanobilin
E)Beta-carotene

Accepted Answer

Chlorophyll b absorbs blue light primarily, but also some red and orange.

Answer: B
 Chlorophyll a absorbs blue and red light most effectively, while also absorbing some violet and orange light.

Answer: C and D
 Phycoerythrobilin and phycocyanobilin are both pigments found in cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) and red algae, respectively. They absorb primarily in the blue and green wavelengths.

Answer: E
 Beta-carotene absorbs primarily in the blue-green to blue-violet range, with some absorption in the green and yellow-green ranges as well.

Matching. Match the pigment with its relationship to sunlight.-____ absorbs only blue light.

Matching. Match the pigment with its relationship to sunlight.
-____ absorbs only blue light.