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CAIE IGCSE Biology 6.1.4 Chlorophyll Energy Transfer

Practise explaining how chlorophyll traps light energy and transfers it into chemical energy that plants use to synthesise glucose and other carbohydrates.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Biology 0610

Exam points

  • state that chlorophyll traps or absorbs energy carried by incoming light
  • explain that chlorophyll transfers light energy into energy stored in chemicals
  • link the transferred chemical energy specifically to synthesis of glucose or other carbohydrates

6.1.4—Chlorophyll transfers energy question 1

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Fig. 4.1 is a photograph of a water lily, Nymphaea alba, in a lake.

Fig. 4.1

Fig. 4.1

Fig. 4.2 is a photomicrograph of a cross-section of part of a water lily leaf.

Fig. 4.2 is a photomicrograph of a cross-section of part of a water lily leaf.

A green pigment is found in tissue B in Fig. 4.2.

Describe the function of this pigment.

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