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What is the pigment in chloroplasts that performs photosynthesis

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Chlorophyll

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Photosynthesis in plants is the capturing of light energy in the pigment chlorophyll, and changing it to green pigment to manufacture food for the plant. This chlorophyll resides mostly in the chloroplasts and gives leaves their green color.

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