Choose the correct statement about the quenching of singlet oxygen by carotenoids.
A) Carotenoids donate an electron to the singlet oxygen to make it stable.
B) Carotenoids covalently bond with the singlet oxygen to make it stable.
C) Carotenoids donate energy so that the excited electron returns to its orbital.
D) Carotenoids absorb the extra energy that is held by the singlet oxygen.
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