The green pigment present in the plants which help in the synthesis of food is

Chlorophyll.

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Keratin.

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Serotonin.

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Haemoglobin.

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Solution

The correct option is A Chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll is the light-absorbing pigment found in chloroplast. Since it is a light-absorbing pigment, it is also called as photoreceptor. It absorbs mostly blue light followed by red light hence it is green in color. It is of two types chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. Thus the correct answer is option A.

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