Carotenoids are important to many plants because these pigments are able to:

A. remove carbon dioxide from the air
B. absorb violet and blue-green wavelengths of light that are not absorbed by chlorophyll
C. absorb water so that hydrolysis can be carried out in the chloroplasts
D. store electrons for use during the "dark" reaction of photosynthesis
E. capture UV radiation that is harmful to the DNA in the nucleus of plant cells


Answer: B

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