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Lelechka [254]
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7

Describe chlorophyll a and tell its function.

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1 answer:
sleet_krkn [62]3 years ago
6 0
<span>Chlorophyll is any of many closely related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and the chloroplasts of algae and plants, and the function of it is that is absorbs energy from light.</span>
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