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... chlorophyll a 400 500 600 Wavelength of light ( nm ) 400 500 Aerobic bacteria 600 7Filament of alga 700 driving photosynthesis . This is partly because chlo- rophyll a is not the only pigment in chloroplasts important to photosynthesis ...
... chlorophyll a 400 500 600 Wavelength of light ( nm ) 400 500 Aerobic bacteria 600 7Filament of alga 700 driving photosynthesis . This is partly because chlo- rophyll a is not the only pigment in chloroplasts important to photosynthesis ...
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... chlorophyll . Chlorophyll a , the pig- ment that participates directly in the light reactions of photosynthesis , has a porphyrin ring assembly with a magnesium atom at its center . Attached to the porphyrin is a hydrophobic tail ...
... chlorophyll . Chlorophyll a , the pig- ment that participates directly in the light reactions of photosynthesis , has a porphyrin ring assembly with a magnesium atom at its center . Attached to the porphyrin is a hydrophobic tail ...
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... Chlorophyll molecule Other compounds Excitation of chlorophyll . ( a ) Absorption of a photon causes a transition of the chlorophyll molecule from its ground state to its excited state . The photon boosts an electron to an orbital where ...
... Chlorophyll molecule Other compounds Excitation of chlorophyll . ( a ) Absorption of a photon causes a transition of the chlorophyll molecule from its ground state to its excited state . The photon boosts an electron to an orbital where ...
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Themes in the Study of Life | 1 |
UNIT ONE The Chemistry of Life | 15 |
Atoms Molecules and Chemical Bonds | 20 |
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