Choose the correct statement about the accessory pigments found in plants

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Accessory pigments do not have the ability of absorbing light

Accessory pigments of plants includes chlorophyll a, carotenoids and xanthophylls.

Accessory pigments of prevent the photo-oxidation of chlorophyll a.

The rate of photosynthesis performed by the accessory pigments is negligible.

answer is C.

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Though chlorophyll is the major pigment responsible for trapping light, other thylakoid pigments like chlorophyll b, xanthophylls and carotenoids, which are called accessory pigments, also absorb light and transfer the energy to chlorophyll a. Indeed, they not only enable a wider range of wavelength of incoming light to be utilised for photosyntesis but also protect chlorophyll a from photo-oxidation.

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