Describe the pigments which are essential in photosynthesis? – InterviewSolution

1.	Describe the pigments which are essential in photosynthesis?
Answer» Mainly three types of pigments are found in plants, namely, chlorophyll, carotenoids and phycobilins. All three pigments are found in chloroplasts. These pigments trap the light energy. Other pigments found in plastids are called chromoplastids. Photosynthesis takes place only in chloroplast. Hence, the pigment outside it such as anthocyanons, yellow xanthophyll and red-orange coloured carotenoids, do not take part in photosynthesis. But carotenoids and phycobilins present in chloroplasts, helping in photosynthesis, indirectly. These absorb light energy and transfer to chlorophyll pigment.

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