Match the pigment with its relationship to sunlight.
-responsible for red bacteria
A)chlorophyll b
B)chlorophyll a
C)phycoerythrobilin
D)phycocyanobilin
E)beta-carotene

Question

Match the pigment with its relationship to sunlight.​
-responsible for red bacteria
A)​chlorophyll b
B)​chlorophyll a
C)​phycoerythrobilin
D)​phycocyanobilin
E)​beta-carotene

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Phycoerythrobilin is responsible for the red color of bacteria and absorbs strongly in the blue-green part of the spectrum, which allows the bacteria to capture the maximum amount of light energy available to them.

Match the Pigment with Its Relationship to Sunlight.​

Match the Pigment with Its Relationship to Sunlight.