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Which pigment acts directly to convert light energy to chemical energy?
(a) Chlorophyll-a (b) Chlorophyll-b
(c) Xanthophyll (d) Carotenoid

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(a) Chlorophyll-a acts directly to convert light energy to chemical energy. The other pigments chlorophyll-b, xanthophyll and carotenoids are accessory pigments associated with the main pigment, i.e., chlorophyll-a to harvest the light energy.

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