Biologically speaking, a pigment:

a) is a molecule that absorbs a photon.
b) is a cell that absorbs a photon.
c) is a cell that absorbs carbon dioxide.
d) is an electron that has been excited by a photon.
e) is a molecule that releases oxygen.


Ans: a) is a molecule that absorbs a photon.

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