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Role of accessory pigment is to:

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a

Enable plants in order to harvest visible light of wider range wavelengths

b

Undergo oxidation

c

Transfer e to NADP

d

Transfer energy from reaction centre to antennae  

answer is D.

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Thylakoid pigments like chlorophyll b, xanthophylls and carotenoids, which are called accessory pigments, absorb light and transfer the energy to chlorophyll a. Indeed, they not only enable a wider range of wavelength of incoming light to be utilized for photosynthesis but also protect chlorophyll a from photo-oxidation.

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