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Role of light in Photosynthesis
Not all wavelengths of light are absorbed by chlorophyll. Of all
the colors, green least absorbed, hence the reason that leaves look
green. From the diagram we see that percentage absorbtion
fluctuates with the lowest point above the wavelength of green,
thus blue and red are used to the greatest benefit. Even though
green has the lowest absorbtion, it still absorbs about 20%, this
is due the fact that there are other enzymes other than chlorophyll
active in the leaf.
(The redline shows, the amount of
that specific wavelength (color) that is used by the process of
photosynthesis)
(The blueline shows the amount of that specific light that is
absorbed.)
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