How does the color of light affect the rate of photosynthesis?

Answer 1

If white light is a mixture of several wavelengths of colors and the chlorophyll in green leaves absorb energies from all visible light except green, then exposing white light to a green plants will result in the fastest rate of photosynthesis, followed by blue or red.

Answer 2

I would say that green plant have the fastest photosynthesis because the chlorophyll in the plant is what gives a plant its green color and chlorophyll molecules are what captures the light energy that makes it possible for photosynthesis to occur

The above answer i would say is incorrect, as the green is reflected by the cholorphyl.

It can be safely stated that red is the best colour.

Please see http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookPS.html

Answer 3

Green colour is the fastest rate of photosynthesis coz Green plants can grow well.

Red colour may be the slowest coz the tree start to dry if the leaves become brown and it will die soon

^-- no its not- blue the color has the fastest photosynthesis rate. Green is the slowest. It has NOTHING to do with the plant color. It has to do with the visable light spectrum and the colors we see. I did this experiment, i would know.

blue has the fastest rate.

then comes red.

and last comes green.

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

green