Chlorophyll
- Chlorophyll is a green pigment found inside plant cell chloroplasts
- It is this pigment which gives plants their characteristic green colour
- Chlorophyll absorbs light energy, transferring it into stored chemical energy in the bonds of glucose molecules
- The glucose produced during photosynthesis can be converted into other carbohydrates, such as sucrose and starch
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Plant cell chloroplasts appear green when viewed under a light microscope; this is because they contain the green pigment, chlorophyll
