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Photosynthesis the same as the green ones. The red colour is frequently another chemical pigment which masks the typical green colour of chloropyll, phycobiliproteins in red agae and anthocyanins in true plants.
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How do red leaves make food?
Yes, plants with red leaves can be used in maing food. Red cabbage would be a good example of that. There's also a type of spinach comes which is red in color. However, one should always be knowledgable when using red leaves in cooking, because some may be poisonous.
Can leaves that are red orange yellow or even purple make food?
Leaves cannot be ate. It does not matter what color they are.
How tree with red leaves get food?
in green plants chlorophyll traps sunlight ,by which photosynthesis takes place.but in red leaves there is a pigment act as chlorophyll or pigment which cause change in colour.
What do red leaves do to make food?
Brown leaves also contain chlorophyll but the brown pigment mask the green pigment and hence the leaves appear brown.
When was Red Leaves created?
Red Leaves was created in 1930.
Why are leaves called Food factories?
Because the food comes from the leaves...by kathlene claire,,,,,
Why are Maple leaves red?
The maple leaves are red because the sun shine to it.. =)
Is red maple evergreen?
Since the leaves turn red in the fall it is not evergreen... the leaves are dying and that's why they turn red... Soon after the leaves turn red they will fall to the ground.
Do leaves that are red yellow orange or even purple make food?
Who's food? I don't totally understand the question but, leaves that have changed from green to another color no longer make food for the plant from which they originate. Also, if this was the answer you were looking for, maple, birch, cherry, and Virginia apple leaves that have turned can make very nutritious meals for animals and humans.
Why leaves having also red in colour?
Leaves get their colors because of the pigments present in them. Red leaves have pigments like anthocyanin.
Can leaves that are not green make food?
Yes, leaves do not have to be green to photosynthesize and make food. The green is caused by chlorophyll, the most common and the most efficient, but not the only, compound that can extract energy from sunlight. Other pigments that can photosynthesize include cartenoids and phycobilins, and non-green leaves that photosynthesize range from brown and red seaweeds to red or yellow lichens and purple-leaved plum trees.
Are there leaves that have no green on them?
sure. There are leaves which do not have any green in them. There are Orange and Red leaves
