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Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

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ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

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Phycocyanin is blue-green. What color of light does it absorb?

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The visible spectrum consists of white light. The white light is made up of violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red color.

A solid object has color depending on the light it reflects. If it absorbs light in the red and yellow region of the spectrum, it will have a blue color. For example, Chlorophyll, the pigment that makes plants green, absorbs light in the red end of the spectrum and light in the blue end of the spectrum, thus the leaf appears green to the eyes because green color is not absorbed and reflected back.

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