Carotenoids Are Important to Many Plants Because These Pigments Are

Carotenoids are important to many plants because these pigments are able to

A) remove carbon dioxide from the air.
B) absorb wavelengths of light that neither chlorophyll a nor b can absorb.
C) absorb water so that hydrolysis can be carried out in the chloroplasts.
D) capture UV radiation that is harmful to the DNA in the nucleus of plant cells.
E) store electrons for use during the "dark" reaction of photosynthesis.