Abstract— Cells of the unicellular green alga Scenedesmus obliquus grown under high (20 W m^-2) or low (5 W m^-2) irradiancies of white light show all characteristics of sun or shade plants, respectively. When transferred to alternate light conditions, the cells adapt within 6 h. When cells grown under high irradiance of white light are transferred to red (683 nm) or blue (424 nm) light, they show characteristics similar to cells adapted to low or high irradiancies of white light, respectively. This adaptation to different wavelengths takes about 12 h. The underlying changes in the photosynthetic apparatus are discussed.

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