Question

Describe the role in photosynthesis of an accessory pigment, such as carotene

Answer 1

Accessory pigments are light-absorbing compounds, found inphotosynthetic organisms, that work in conjunction with chlorophyll a. ... In addition, there are many non-chlorophyll accessory pigments,such as carotenoids or phycobiliproteins, which also absorb light and transfer that light energy to photosystem chlorophyll.

Answer 2

Accessory pigments are light absorbing compounds found in photosynthetic organisms that work in conjunction with a chlorophyll. They include other forms of this pigment such as chlorophyll in green algae and higher plant antennae.
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