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Chlorophyll a
Definition noun A type of chlorophyll that is most common and predominant in all oxygen-evolving photosynthetic organisms... Read More
Plant Metabolism – Quiz
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Chloroplast
Chloroplast Definition What is chloroplast? In biology, a chloroplast refers to the organelle found within the cell of... Read More
Chlorophyll
Definition noun, plural: chlorophylls The green pigment found in the chloroplasts of higher plants and in cells of... Read More
Chlorophyll d
Definition noun A type of chlorophyll found in marine red algae and cyanobacteria, and absorbs the infrared light of the... Read More
Chlorophyll c
Definition noun A form of chlorophyll that occurs only in algae, specifically the diatoms, dinoflagellates and brown algae.... Read More
Chlorophyll b
Definition noun A yellow-green chlorophyll pigment which occurs only in plants and green algae. It functions as a light... Read More
Chlorophyll e
Definition noun A rare type of chlorophyll isolated from the two algae, Tribonema bombycinum and Vaucheria... Read More
Charophyta
Charophyta is a taxonomic group (a phylum) comprised of green algae that live predominantly in freshwater habitats. Members... Read More
Green algae
Green algae (singular: green alga) are photosynthetic algae that are characterized by having chlorophylls a and b as the... Read More
Accessory pigment
Definition noun, plural: accessory pigments A non-chlorophyll pigment inside the chloroplast of photosynthetic organisms,... Read More
Dinoflagellate
A dinoflagellate is a flagellate algae characterized by their two flagella of unequal length. One of the flagella is lying... Read More
Phycobilin
Definition noun, plural: phycobilins A water-soluble accessory pigment found in red algae and... Read More
photobiology
Photobiology Definition Photobiology, the biology of light, is a subdiscipline in biology. It focuses on the effects of... Read More
Fucoxanthin
Fucoxanthin (Science: chemical) carotenoid pigment of certain brown algae (Phaeophyta) and bacteria: absorbs at 500-580... Read More
Xanthophyceae
Definition noun A taxonomic class comprised of the xanthophytes (yellow-green algae) Supplement Xanthophyceae is a taxonomic... Read More
Brown algae
Brown algae are algal species characterized by being multicellular and having brown or greenish brown color. The color is... Read More
Carotenoid
Definition noun, plural: carotenoids (botany) Any of the pigment molecules, typically yellow, red, and orange, that interact... Read More
Light reactions
Definition noun The series of biochemical reactions in photosynthesis that require light energy that is captured by... Read More
Roots – Quiz
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Water in Plants – Quiz
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Growth and Plant Hormones – Quiz
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Chlorenchyma
Definition noun A parenchyma cell with chloroplasts, and is therefore photosynthetic Supplement Vascular plants are... Read More
Xanthophyte
Definition noun Any of the yellow-green algae comprising the taxonomic class, Xanthophyceae Supplement Xanthophytes, also... Read More
Light-dependent reaction
Definition noun The series of biochemical reactions in photosynthesis that require light energy that is captured by... Read More
Phytoflagellate
Definition noun, plural: phytoflagellates Any of the plant-like flagellates that contain chlorophyll and capable of... Read More
Zooflagellate
Definition noun, plural: zooflagellates Any of the animal-like flagellates characterized by their lack of chlorophyll and... Read More