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Red and Blue Light
Gillian posted on 2017-02-22 20:44:32


Why are red and blue light best for photosynthesis?

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Replied by Stephanie on 2017-02-23 14:42:26

Plants have a green pigment called chlorophyll that absorbs red light best. Carotenoids increase the spectrum that plants are able to absorb and so plants absorbs blue light best as well.