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chlorophyll- and their green because that is the wavelength of light that the pigment reflects the most

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The green color that leaves usually have is called chlorophyll. Plants use chlorophyll in the food making process. It is the biomolecule that helps plants absorb light.

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Chlorophyll causes the green color of leaves

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Q: The green color of leaves is due to the presence of what pigment?
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What color is chloropyll?

chlorophyll is a green pigment that imparts green color to the leaves..


What do you called the pigment that gives the leaf color green?

The green colour of the leaves is from the pigment chlorophyll


Is chlorophyll green chemical in leaves?

Yes it is the green color. It is a pigment


What is the main pigment in plants?

Chloryphyll is the only pigment. It gives leaves their green color


Why chloroplast has green colour?

chloroplast has green color due presence of green pigment that is chlorophyll


What pigment makes the leaves of plants green in color?

the answer varies because not all leaves are the same but most green leaves only contain a lighter shade of green(sort of like a jade green)


What is the material that makes leaves green?

The presence of chlorophyll gives the leaves the color green .


What the green pigment in leaves?

The green pigment in leaves are Chlorophyll A and Chlorophyll B.


Why most of the leaves are green in color?

due to presence of chlorophyll


Why leaves appear green in photosynthesis?

The pigment responsible for photosynthesis (Chlorophyll) reflects the green wave length of sunlight when light fall on the leaf. That is why leaves appear green in the presence of light.


If a plant has a high amount of the orange pigment carotene what color would the leaves be?

green


What best describes chlorophyll?

a green pigment in leaves which is found in the chloroplast of plant cells. it absorbs all the colors around it and emit the color green. so they give leaves their green color.