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Leaf Pigments


name         Lucy
status       student
age          17

Question -   What is the biological advantage for a leaf to have more
than one pigment?
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http://www.crop.cri.nz/what/docs/plant_pigments.htm

http://www.hort.wisc.edu/usdavcru/simon/publications/97hort0012.html

Anthony R. Brach, Ph.D.
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To be able to absorb light at different wavelengths and take advantage of
more energy.

K Van Hoeck
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