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What is the name of the chemiical in leaves of green plants that is used to trap sunlight during photosy?
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∙ 8y ago
It is the pigment. we call them photosynthetic pigments.
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How does sunlight affect leaves?
Sunlight per se has little affect on the leaves in fall; hours of daylight do have an affect.
Do large leaves or small leaves produce more food for a plant?
Large Leaves will produce more food for the plant because it can absorb more sunlight which during photosynthesis the plant creates food
Why leaves have green color?
Leaves are green because they contain a green-coloured pigment called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll allows the leaves to capture sunlight and change it from light energy to chemical energy during photosynthesis.
How do coloured plants get their food?
Plants get their color from the sunlight. The sunlight activates the chlorophyll located in the leaves of plants. Chlorophyll captures the sunlight which begins the photosynthesis process that turns the leaves green in plants.
Why chloroplast are found the leaves?
Leaves expose to sunlight well. So they have much amount
Why do trees lose their leaves in autumn?
trees make food during the summer from the sunlight they trap through the leaves and turn it into food, this is called photosynthesis but due to lack of sunlight during the winter, the trees store just the right amount of food to maintain the branches and the trunk but not the leaves so to save on food supply, the trees loose their leaves
Why do bluebells not produce leaves during winter?
Bluebells are deciduous plants that only need their leaves to produce food during the summer when there is more sunlight
What is the part of a tree that receives sunlight and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis?
The leaves receive sunlight. Photosynthesis occurs in the leaves.
How does sunlight affect leaves?
Sunlight per se has little affect on the leaves in fall; hours of daylight do have an affect.
Do large leaves or small leaves produce more food for a plant?
Large Leaves will produce more food for the plant because it can absorb more sunlight which during photosynthesis the plant creates food
What part of the plant absorbs sunlight?
The leaves absorb sunlight and change it into energy.
What gathers sunlight to make food for trees?
Leaves
What kind of leaves grow where there is abundant sunlight?
Dark leaves
What do plants tilt their leaves upwards during noon time?
To get more sunlight for a higher rate of photosynthesis
What type of leaf arrangement exposes the leaves more in sunlight?
Among the three types of leaf arrangement, the whorled, the opposite and the alternate, the whorled type exposes the leaves to less sunlight since it has two or more leaves borne at each node.
Do dahlia have leaves?
Dahlias have leaves. Plants need leaves to convert sunlight into energy.
Why don't leaves get heated in sunlight?
They do.
