a green pigment present in green plants and cyanobacteria Chlorophyll is essential in the transformation of light energy to chemical energy in photosynthesis
One of the primary photosynthetic pigments involved in absorbing sunlight It plays a key role in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis, which convert sunlight into usable chemical energy
Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of plants, to which they owe their green color, and through which all ordinary assimilation of plant food takes place
Found in the chloroplasts of plant cells It is the pigment that makes plants green Chlorophyll is highly efficient at absorbing light energy, and is essential to photosynthesis
The measurement of a water body's algae levels and trophic state Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in plants that carry out photosynthesis green pigment found in plants that carry out photosynthesis
(bio) The green steroid pigment of plant cells, which is the receptor of light energy in PHOTOSYNTHESIS; chlorophyll is also found in some bacteria (Greek, chloro, green + phyllon, leaf)
Chlorophyll is a green substance in plants which enables them to use the energy from sunlight in order to grow. the green-coloured substance in plants (chlorophylle, from chloro- ( CHLOROFLUOROCARBON) + phyllon ). Any member of one of the most important classes of pigment molecules involved in photosynthesis. Found in almost all photosynthetic organisms, it consists of a central magnesium atom surrounded by a nitrogen-containing structure called a porphyrin ring, to which is attached a long carbon-hydrogen side chain, known as a phytol chain. In structure it is remarkably similar to hemoglobin. Chlorophyll uses energy that it absorbs from light to convert carbon dioxide to carbohydrates. In higher plants it is found in chloroplasts
Pigments (mostly green) in plants, including algae, that play an important part in the chemical reactions of photosynthesis A measurement of chlorophyll-a (one type of chlorophyll) is commonly used as a measure of the algae content of water
A green pigment found in living plants made of carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, and oxygen Chlorophyll absorbs light to provide the energy needed for photosynthesis