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Which molecule in plants is capable of gathering the energy from the sun?

May 8th, 2009 by admin Discuss this article »

pxk8524 asked:


(this molecule is green and is the equivalent of a solar panel)

i know this is a fairly simple question but i just want to make sure i have the right answer.

thanks in advance (:

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Tags: Energy From The Sun

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1. Lil Nik says:

   May 9, 2009 at 11:35 am

   chlorophyll
2. osanctum says:

   May 11, 2009 at 12:42 pm

   Chlorophyll is one of the “Green” molecules that is capable of gathering the energy from sun. There are variations in chlorophyll molecule and the different types of chl molecules are- chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b.
   Besides cholorophyll, there are other molecules too that capture the suns energy. eg xanthophylls