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Why is the colour of a leaf kept in the dark frequently yellow, or pale green? Which pigment do you think is more stable?

The colour of leaf kept in dark frequently changes because of absence of chlorophyll in dark- Carotenoids and Xanthophyll pigments are more stable.

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4 Rubisco is an enzyme that acts both as a carboxylase and oxygenase. Why do you think Rubisco carries out more carboxylation in C4 plants? 5 Suppose there were plants that had a high concentration of chlorophyll b, but lacked chlorophyll a, would it carry out photosynthesis? Then why do plants have chlorophyll and other accessory pigments? 7 Look at leaves of the same plant on the shady side and compare it with the leaves on the sunny side. Or, compare the potted plants kept in the sunlight with those in the shade. Which of them has leaves that are darker green? Why? 8 Compare the following: (a) C3 and C4 pathways(b) Cyclic and non- cyclic photophophorylation  (c) Anatomy of leaf in C3 and C4 plants 
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