3.7 Chlorophyll and Blue-Green Algae

Chlorophyll is a pigment found in plant cells and some microorganisms, such as algae and cyanobacteria. It gives these organisms their characteristic green color by reflecting the green wavelengths found in sunlight and plays a central role in the process of photosynthesis. There are several different chlorophyll molecule variants that exist. Chlorophyll-a is present in […]

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Phytoplankton & Chlorophyll

Scientists study phytoplankton due to their positive and negative influences on the natural world, on today’s sensor whiteboard, we discuss the ways that phytoplankton is measured as well as cyanobacteria.

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