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Chlorophyll a biologically important molecule in which magnesium atoms are held in a position by organic groups.
If true enter 1, else enter 0.

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Chlorophyll (also chlorophyl) is a term used for several closely related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and the chloroplast of algae and plants . Chlorophyll is an extremely important biomolecule, critical in photosynthesis, which allows plants to absorb energy from light.
Chlorophyll is a chlorin pigment, which is structurally similar to and produced through the same metabolic pathway as other pophyrin pigments such as heme. At the center of the chlorine ring, is a magnesium ion.
Hence, option 1 is correct.

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