What is the role of pigment in photosynthesis photosynthesis ?
Photosynthesis can't happen without the pigment chlorophyll (which is green and is why leaves and stuff are green). Chlorophyll is found in chloroplasts, an organelle in plant cells. Chlorophyll harnesses the sunlight's energy in order to split water (into hydrogen pairs and oxygen) so it can be used in the photosynthesis process (ie. in order to make glucose, the food source for plants). Hope this helps! :D
The pigment is known as chlrophyll, and plays a vital role in photosynthesis. It is a principal light-capturing pigment in most plants, algae and cyanobacteria. In plants and algae, chlorophyll is located in the thylakoid membranes of choroplasts. During the reaction of photosynthesis carbon dioxide and water produce energy using light energy trapped by the green pigment chlorophyll. This reactions primary products are ATP and NADPH, with oxygen being produced as a waste product. Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplasts, where the green chlorophyll pigment is located.
