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Why is Chlorophyll Green?

This is an out of class exercise that allows students to explore biological molecules that contain heme like molecules with metals bound in them. The properties of these molecules give them different colors and functions, but all are related evolutionarily.

Keywords:: Molecules, Life Science, Chlorophyll, Color, Heme, Ions, NSDL, Education, Biology, Demonstrations

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Science and Technology / Biology

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Material Type:: Assignment
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 18, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: March 3, 2021
Author:: Scott Cooper
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States