Carotenoids are important to many plants because these pigments are able to
A) remove carbon dioxide from the air.
B) absorb water so that hydrolysis can be carried out in the chloroplasts.
C) absorb violet and blue-green wavelengths of light that are not absorbed by chlorophyll.
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.
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Q1: When carbon dioxide is low in the
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A)cellulose.
B)rubisco.
C)ATPase.
D)NADPH.
E)chlorophyll.
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Q6: Plants use _ and _ wavelengths of
Q7: Which of the following is not present
Q8: Which wavelength of light is the shortest?
A)Gamma
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