What are the roles and type of plant pigments?
Pigments are able to absorb specific wavelengths of light which power photosynthesis. Chlorophyll, which is green, absorbs all wavelengths except green. Each photon excites an electron in the light harvesting complexes of a photosystem in a chlorophyll molecule, eventually producing ATPs. Other pigments will be a different color and will be able to absorb other wavelengths, maximizing energy absorbency when the sun's rays change. Pigments are chemicals inside living things that absorb certain types of light. In plants, the pigment chlorophyll in leaves absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis to work, where the energy comes from. Chlorophyll absorbs all light except green, which is reflected. That's why most plants are green...
