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What is responsible for the yellow and orange coloration of leaves in autumn?
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What are some metaphors for autumn?
Autumn leaves are falling orange ,red and brown you can see them in the sky SO Autumn leaves are falling orange ,red and brown!!!!!
Why do foxes have orange?
Foxes have orange fur so in autumn when they hunt they blend in with the leaves.
What colors do the leaves change into at autumn?
Brown gold yellow orange
Do the paper birch leaves turn orange and yellow in the autumn?
no they turn pink. :3
What organelle is responsible for the reds oranges and yellows in autumn leaves?
Four pigments in leaves, chlorophyll, carotenoids, anthocyanins and tannins are responsible for leaf color changes. Cartenoids are responsible for the yellow and orange pigments of leaves. They reside in the chloroplasts and assist chlorophyll in the photosynthesis process. As chlorophyll diminishes, the color changes. Anthocyanins cause leaves to turn to red. It is formed in the cell sap that resides inside the vacuole.
Why is orange and black the colors for Halloween?
They represent death/getting dark earlier and autumn leaves/pumpkins.
Why when the weather turns cold in the autumn leaves of many trees turn red orange or yellow?
carotens
What is the color aspen?
* The Quaking Aspen of North America is known for its leaves turning spectacular tints of red and yellow in the autumn of the year (and usually in the early autumn at the altitudes where it lives). * It is like a shade of orange, such as autumn leaves. * There's also an aspen silver.
Why do leaves change their color in autum?
Autumn leaves change color because the green on the leaves in the summer is actually chlorophyll (not sure if it is spelled right). When it is autumn or winter the chlorophyll is blown off and reveal the real colors(Red, Orange, etc).
What do the leaves on the trees do in the summer totally went blank. turn brown green orange no leaves...what?
In the summer a trees leaves are green... they don't turn colors until autumn
What does a ripening banana have in common with autumn leaves?
When a banana begins to ripen, the peel begins to change color. It changes from green to yellow to brown. The same occurs with autumn leaves. The green leaves change from green to red and yellow and orange and eventually brown.
Why do leaves become red and orange in autumn?
Chemical breakdown of chlorophyll(not much different from your own breakdown of hemoglobin)
