Which region of the visible spectrum of solar radiation are primarily absorbed by carotenoids of the higher plants?

Violet and blue

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Blue and green

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Green and red

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Red and violet

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Solution

The correct option is A Violet and blue
Carotenoids are organic pigments, that are found in the chloroplasts and chromoplasts of plants and some other photosynthetic organisms, including some bacteria and some fungi. It absorbs wavelength in the range of violet and blue spectrum.

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