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11. What is the difference between carotenoids and chlorophyll?

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The difference is that carotenoid is (organic chemistry) any of a class of yellow to red plant pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls while chlorophyll is any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.

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carotenoids is any of a class of yellow to red plant pigments, while chlorophyll is any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms

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