BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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The accessory pigments are the compounds that absorb light and are usually found in photosynthetic organisms. These pigments work in concurrence with chlorophyll a. The examples of accessory pigments are carotenoids and phycobiliproteins.
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