Question

Chlorophyll a chlorophyll b xanthophyll and carotene why are called accesory pigments

Answer 1

Answer:

All of these various forms of chlorophyll, except chlorophyll-a, are considered accessory pigments because they, unlike chlorophyll-a, can't actually convert photons of light into energy; they 'assist' chlorophyll-a in the energy absorption process and then pass their absorbed energy on to chlorophyll-a for energy