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Why would most plants not grow very well under only green light?
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∙ 11y ago
Most plants will grow in white light, as it is closer to blue light. Blue light is the light emitted from the sun for the majority of the day. Green light has a very small place on the spectrum and therefore does not appear much. However, if the plant is hardy, it may grow in any light or even no light.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe plant will grow poorly as chlorophyll absorbs all colors in the visible spectrum except green (it reflects green, thereby appearing green). But since you cannot provide pure green light, it will still grow.
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∙ 14y agoBecause the plant is green, we know that its main color receptors are chlorophyll a and b. These absorb mostly red and blue light, and absorb green the least. If only exposed to green light, the plant will not grow as much as if it were exposed to a full spectrum of colors, or as much as if it were exposed to red or blue light.
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∙ 13y agoGenerally, plants do not grow well in green light as the green portion of white light is reflected (this is why plants appear green), if a plant was subject to only green light it wouldn't take in as much light energy because it would be reflected, therefore, photosynthesis would not be carried out as efficiently as a plant subjected to white light.
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∙ 11y agoGreen light is similar in spectrum to yellow light from the sun causing the leaves to photosynthesize more efficiently. Darker lights are simply harsher in feel if you are a plant because it emits a lower energy threshold.
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∙ 9y agoA plant is not expected to grow well in green light only because it is what they reflect. They need to be exposed to other wavelengths in the spectrum in order to start photosynthesis.
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∙ 14y agoPlants grow best in red and blue light. Plants that are green are not absorbing green light so they would grow the worst in green light.
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Why only using green light would the plants look droopy?
Chlorophyll in plants does not absorb green light as they reflect this color. That is why plants are, generally, green as they reflect green light and absorb other wavelengths of light.
How would green plants grow in green light?
Generally, plants do not grow well in green light as the green portion of white light is reflected (this is why plants appear green), if a plant was subject to only green light it wouldn't take in as much light energy because it would be reflected, therefore, photosynthesis would not be carried out as efficiently as a plant subjected to white light.
What color of light would probably be the least helpful for this plant's growth?
White light would be universal, but if you had to choose a color, and the color of the plant is green, then green light would not help it photosynthesize the easiest, because green light is reflected from these plants. Just like red light would be reflected from red plants, it probably wouldn't be the best to use
Why green lights are bad for plants?
There is a reason why plants appear green. Inside a plant, the plastid chloroplast contains green pigment that reflects green light. This means that plants do not use green lights in large amounts (there are some other plastids that uses the color green, but there are few in number). So when you give plants green light, they cannot use it as efficient as they would if it was a different color.
Why do plants respond more to this type of light?
because some wavelengths are more simliar to the ones the sun emits and natural light is best for growing plants in which case the more similar they are to the sun's wavelengths they are, the better it is for the plants.
Why only using green light would the plants look droopy?
Chlorophyll in plants does not absorb green light as they reflect this color. That is why plants are, generally, green as they reflect green light and absorb other wavelengths of light.
If a plant is kept under green colored light for an exteneded period of time what will happen to the plants food production?
The plants food production would be slower because the green light is reflected instead of absorbed and the only light it gets is green no other colors.
How would green plants grow in green light?
Generally, plants do not grow well in green light as the green portion of white light is reflected (this is why plants appear green), if a plant was subject to only green light it wouldn't take in as much light energy because it would be reflected, therefore, photosynthesis would not be carried out as efficiently as a plant subjected to white light.
What color of light would probably be the least helpful for this plant's growth?
White light would be universal, but if you had to choose a color, and the color of the plant is green, then green light would not help it photosynthesize the easiest, because green light is reflected from these plants. Just like red light would be reflected from red plants, it probably wouldn't be the best to use
Would plants still be green if there was no sun?
If there were no Sun, and no other source of radiant energy, the plants (and the entire planet) would quickly freeze. And since the color of an object is determined by the color of the light that is reflected by the object, with no light there would be no color, and everything would be black. If we grow plants under artificial light on a space station, then the light on the space station (even if artificial) would be the same kinds of light that we humans prefer, so the plants on the space station would continue to be green.
What would happen to a plant exposed to green light?
Plants are green because they do not absorb green light, but reflect or transmit it. The light they absorb is mostly from the blue and red ends of the spectrum. So if a plant is kept in green light it will not be able to absorb it and so will not be able to carry out photosynthesis.
What would green look like under a green light?
It would look green...
What would happen to a plants production if it was left under a green colored light?
it depends on the plant, each plant reacts in a different way.
How would a red apple look under a green light?
A purely green apple would look black under purely red light. If the apple were not purely green, it would look dark red. If the light were not purely red, the apple would look dark green. This is because red light does not reflect off purely green objects, and it is the reflected light which we see.
What color would a green object under red light?
It would be black becasue the object would absorb all the red light, and there would be no green light for it to reflect
Why green lights are bad for plants?
There is a reason why plants appear green. Inside a plant, the plastid chloroplast contains green pigment that reflects green light. This means that plants do not use green lights in large amounts (there are some other plastids that uses the color green, but there are few in number). So when you give plants green light, they cannot use it as efficient as they would if it was a different color.
Why do plants respond more to this type of light?
because some wavelengths are more simliar to the ones the sun emits and natural light is best for growing plants in which case the more similar they are to the sun's wavelengths they are, the better it is for the plants.
