Here's how it works:

* Light absorption: Chlorophyll molecules absorb light energy.

* Excitation: This absorbed light energy excites electrons within the chlorophyll molecule.

* Energy transfer: The excited electrons then pass this energy from one chlorophyll molecule to another, like a "bucket brigade", until they reach the reaction center.

* Electron transfer: The reaction center, which contains specialized chlorophyll molecules, then uses this energy to transfer an electron to an electron transport chain, initiating the process of photosynthesis.

So, while chlorophyll plays a crucial role in absorbing light and passing energy around, it's the reaction center that ultimately receives this energy and initiates the key chemical reactions of photosynthesis.