Question

Which parts of the spectrum does chlorophyll a absorb best?

a.) blue and green light
b.) blue and red light
c.) blue and orange light
d.) green and yellow light

Answer 1

it doesn't absorb green light really well, but it would be blue and red light

Answer 2

The correct answer is option b

Chlorophyll is a pigment that is found in the chloroplast of the plants that helps to absorb the light of different wavelength which is used for the process of photosynthesis.

There are two types of chlorophyll: a and b

The best wavelength of the light absorbed by chlorophyll a is blue and red.The red light has longer wavelength and the blue light has shorter wavelength.