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The green pigment found in photosynthetic plants is called chlorophyll; it is responsible for converting sunlight.

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Q: What heppens when light strikes green plant pigments?
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What happens when light strikes green light pigments?

The green pigment found in photosynthetic plants is called chlorophyll; it is responsible for converting sunlight.


How is chloroplast green?

They contain pigments which absorbs color of light. They reflect green light


When red light strikes a green wall what do you see?

When red light strikes a green wall you see a brown wall!


Which wavelength of light is absorbed the least by pigments in the spinach extract?

Blue-green. Most plants appear green because they do no absorb green pigments.


What pigments absorb light energy during Photosynthesis?

chlorophylls a and b absorb blue and green light.


Why is the Light from your plants Green?

plant leaves consist of chlorophyll pigments. pigment absorbs particular wavelength for the energy production blue, orange other wavelength light absorbed by pigments but not green light. green light not absorbed so it reflected back. our eyes detect the reflected green light so plants light green.


How does chlorophyll make a LeafGreen?

The pigments in the chlorophyll are green and the reflected light make the plant green.


What gives producers there green color?

The chloroplasts in their cells contain chlorophyll pigments. These pigments absorb sunlight from all from all of the color spectrum except green. That light is used for photosynthesis and the green light is reflected back out and makes the plant look green.


Leaves apper green because the green portion of the light that strikes them?

Reflected


What describes an event in the visual response process?

Light energy strikes the cornea and excites pigments to release retinoic acid


What does green and orange mix?

If you mix pigments (not light) that are green and orange you will get a grayish brown. Depending on the quantity and quality of the pigments and their hues you might get anything from darker green to gray to brownish orange,


What wavelengths of light do chlorophyll b pigments readily absorb?

blue-green