Q2 Chlorophyll and other pigments Flashcards
A set of chemical compounds that have an intense color
Biological pigments / biochrome
Biochromes are:
- ________ in water
- Appear as _________ in solid form
- Found in plants (_________) and animals (__________)
- Insoluble
- ground particles
- plastid, melanin
5 types of chlorophyll
- Chlorophyll a
- Chlorophyll b
- Chlorophyll c
- Chlorophyll d
- Chlorophyll e
4 types of plastids (CCGL)
- Chloroplast
- Chromoplast
- Gerontoplast
- Leucoplast
- C______ - c______ (g___)
- C______ - ageing _____
- G______ - aged _______ (b____)
- L______ - found in _______. Storage of p_____ and l______
- Chloroplast - chlorophyll (green)
- Chromoplast - ageing chloroplast, other pigments
- Gerontoplast - aged chromoplast (brown)
- Leucoplast - found in roots and stems, storage of proteins & lipids
Type of chlorophyll, both primary photosynthetic process
Chlorophyll a&b
Type of chlorophyll that is found in plants, ALGAE, cyanobacteria
Chlorophyll a
Type of chlorophyll that contains methyl group in the third position of its chlorine ring (CH3)
Chlorophyll a
Type of chlorophyll that ABSOBRS violet blue, orange, red. And REFLECTS blue, green
Chlorophyll a
Type of chlorophyll that is found in all plants and green algae only
Chlorophyll b
Type of chlorophyll that contains an aldehyde group in the third position of its chlorine ring (OH)
Chlorophyll b
Type of chlorophyll that collects the sunlight that escapes and passes it to chlorophyll a
Chlorophyll b
Type of chlorophyll that ABSOBRS orange, red. And REFLECTS yellow, green.
Chlorophyll b
Type of chlorophyll that is found in certain photosynthetic chromista and some marine algae
Chlorophyll c
Type of chlorophyll that is found in RED algae and GOLDEN algae
Chlorophyll d