Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
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There are various organisms that perform photosynthesis such as green algae, brown algae, and euglenoids. All these organisms consist of similar pigments such as chlorophyll a. They all contain different types of pigments, other than chlorophyll a.
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