alleryStart learning →Which pigment inside chloroplasts captures the light energy for photosynthesis?
AThe pigment carotene
BThe pigment melanin
CThe pigment chlorophyll
DThe pigment hemoglobin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The pigment chlorophyll
1. Chloroplasts carry a green pigment.
2. That pigment is chlorophyll.
3. Chlorophyll captures the light energy that drives the reactions of photosynthesis.
4. Hemoglobin carries oxygen in blood and has nothing to do with light capture in a chloroplast.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Cell Structure", section 4.3 Eukaryotic Cells_
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