Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Why Chl-a (Chlorophyll-a) is Called Essential Pigment?
Solution
The reason why is chlorophyll-a called an essential pigment is as follows:
- For photosynthesis of plants, chlorophyll-a is the primary pigment.
- Chlorophyll-a is considered the most essential photosynthetic pigment because, in the case of the conversion of light energy to chemical energy, it is directly involved.
- From wavelengths of orange-red and green-yellow lights, most energy is absorbed by it.
- All other pigments are considered accessory pigments.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Give a graphic representation of cyclic photophosphorylation.
Answer the following question.
Enlist macronutrients and micronutrients required for plant growth.
Short Answer Question:
Enlist the role and deficiency symptoms of Nitrogen.
Short Answer Question:
Enlist the role and deficiency symptoms of Phosphorus.
Cell walls become brittle due to lack of ____________ elements.
The dieback of Citrus and reclamation disease of cereals and leguminuous plants is due to the deficiency of ______.
Enlist role and deficiency symptoms of Calcium.
Give reason: Some deficiency symptoms of mineral are visible in young leaves while some appear in older leaves.
Give observed symptom when the following mineral are deficient.
Deficiency of Cu
Give observed symptom when the following mineral are deficient.
Deficiency of Bo
