Multiple choice

During photosynthesis, sunlight is captured by the pigment ______.

  1. chlorophyll

  2. plastid

  3. thylakoids

  4. leucoplasts
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Explanation

The plants look green in color, due to the presence of peculiar organelle, referred as chloroplast and presence of light absorbing pigment, such as chlorophyll. The chlorophyll pigment in chloroplast, is capable to trap the sunlight, as primary source of energy, are able to fix the carbon dioxide present in the air and in turn produce the food molecule, in form of glucose or carbohydrates.

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