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Q. Which of the following pigments absorbs light and prevents photo-oxidation of chlorophyll?

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Solution:

Carotenoids are called accessory pigments and they are not only enable a wider range of wavelength of incoming light to be for photosynthesis but also protection i.e. carotenoids prevent photo-oxidation.