Accessory pigments within chloroplasts are responsible for

a. driving the splitting of water molecules
b. absorbing photons of different wavelengths of light
c. providing electrons to the reaction center chlorophyll after electrons pass to NADP+
d. pumping H+create a proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane
e. anchoring chlorophyll a within the reaction center


Answer: b. absorbing photons of different wavelengths of light

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