why do plants use accessory pigments in photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis is a complex process in which green plants and other organisms, mostly algae, transform light energy into chemical energy. In order for photosynthesis to occur, chlorophyll, a major pigment, and four accessory pigments must be present. Pigments A pigment is a molecule that absorbs certain energy, or wavelengths, of light and reflects all others.