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The sunlight that strikes a leaf but is not trapped by photosynthesis is reflected back by the leaf. Only certain wavelengths of solar energy is absorbed by a leaf.

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some passes through, the rest is reflected

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Q: What happens to sunlight that strike a leaf but is not trapped by photosynthesis?
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