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A junior high student is conducting a science project on flower pigmentation in mums; she would like to know the names of the flower pigments and their functions. Any information on the relation between pigments and light would also be helpful.


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I can maybe help on the pigments and light part: a pigment appears a certain color because it REFLECTS that color and ABSORBS all other colors in "white" light. Note that this is true only for pigments; it does not apply to colored glass, TV, or rainbows.

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