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Carrots, Capsicum , Tomatoes etc are organe / rod coloured fruits .

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(a) Carotenoids are the yellow to orange pigments responisble for fruit colours.
(b) Yes , it is a photosyntheic pigment .
(c) They absorb the light energy and transfer to the chlorophyll. They also protect chlorophyll from photo oxidation damage . Hence also called as shield pigments.
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