Question

Imagine a plant with carotenoids but no chlorophyll. which color(s) of light would be most beneficial to the plant? imagine a plant with carotenoids but no chlorophyll. which color(s) of light would be most beneficial to the plant? orange-red violet-blue yellow green

Answer 1

The answer to this question would be: violet-blue

Carotenoid is colored orange and yellow because that light is not absorbed, thus reflected and made it looks like that. It is same like chlorophyll which absorbing red and blue and became green colored. Then the carotenoid would get benefit with violet-blue light that it can absorb.