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Difference between bacterial chlorophylls
I understand that bacterial chlorophylls are of the form a, b, c and d.
But i read in my textbook about pigments like bacterio purpurin and bacterio viridin; are they a part of the 4 types of ...
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The colour of aquatic plants found deep under oceans
I have read that many aquatic plants found in deep oceans are red in colour, however, I do not understand why. As red is the color which gets the least scattered it should be the only light available ...
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Photosynthetic Absorption Spectrum - Pigment vs. Absorption Spectrum
This is a very confusing question to me that came up while I was studying photosynthesis.
Halobacterium has a photosynthetic membrane that is colored purple. Its photosynthetic action spectrum is ...
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Why is chlorophyll green? Isn't there a more energetically favorable color? [duplicate]
Chlorophyll being green means it absorbs light in the red and blue area of the spectrum. Isn't this the high and low energy light? Wouldn't plants get more energy if they absorbed light in the green ...
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Photosynthetic Pigments vs. Chloroplasts
What is the difference between Photosynthetic Pigments and Chloroplasts? I know plants have both but Prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archeae) only have the former.
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