QUARTER 2 PIGMENTS Flashcards
A set of chemical compounds that have an intense colour and are used in the colouring of other materials
Pigments
Found in plants and animals.
Pigments
A process that capture light energy and convert it into sugars.
Begins with the absorption of light energy by a specialized form of organic molecules, pigments.
Photosynthesis
Types of Pigments in Plants
Chlorophylls
Carotenoids
Betalains
Flavonoids
plays a vital role in the biological process, photosynthesis.
Chlorophylls
Stimulates photosynthesis by reflecting green light and absorbed violet - blue and orange - red light.
Chlorophylls
Types of Chlorophylls
Chlorophyll a
Chlorophyll b
Chlorophyll c
Chlorophyll d
Chlorophyll e
Contains methyl group in the third position of its chlorin ring
Chlorophyll a
Principal pigment that captures sunlight for photosynthesis
Chlorophyll a
Absorbs violet- blue and orange- red light from the spectrum
Chlorophyll a
Reflects blue green in color
Found in all plants, algae, and cyanobacteria
Chlorophyll a
Contains an aldehyde group in the third position of its chlorin ring
Chlorophyll b
Accessory pigments that collects sunlight and passes it into Chlorophyll a
Chlorophyll b
Absorbs orange- red light from the spectrum
Chlorophyll b
Reflects yellow green in color, Found in all plants and green algae
Chlorophyll b