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Q: Which mechanism makes leaves turn red in the fall?
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Why do tree leaves change their color?

During photosynthesis there is the process where chlorophyll makes the leaves turn green. As fall comes the trees stop growing and this makes the process to stop. So when chlorophyll stops running through the leaves, they start to turn different colors. Than by winter all the leaves fall off and in spring they grow back again


Is red maple evergreen?

Since the leaves turn red in the fall it is not evergreen... the leaves are dying and that's why they turn red... Soon after the leaves turn red they will fall to the ground.


What makes the yucca cane plant leaves turn yellow?

on of the most common reasons why leaves fall off yucca plants is due to over watering


Why do the leaves of a tree turn brown in the fall?

the tree stops making chlorophyll in the winter. (the chlorophyll is the stuff in the leaves that makes them green)


What season do leaves turn red and gold?

fall


Do their leaves fall in winter?

Yes some plants have leaves which fall of like mango leaves . But there are some plants of which leaves do not fall , like oak leaves.


Why do leaves turn in the fall in some climates?

becuase its the fall so the season changes the leaves so they can fall off and make new ones sprouting on a tree


What events happens in autumn?

In the autumn or fall, leaves begin to lose their chlorophyll and turn different colors. After that, the leaves lose their cohesion and fall to the ground.


How could you predict the color a leaves will turn in the fall?

Leaf Chromatography


What happens to the leaves of a Deciduous trees?

Deciduous trees leaves fall in the autumn and rot on the ground and form a mulch which in turn feeds the tree.


How do trees change in the fall?

They change because they have a chemical called choralfil that makes the leaves green and when it gets doesn't get enough water and sunlight the choralfil dies reason for that is that in the fall, the days get shorter and the plants get less sunlight, the leaves turn from green to either red, yellow and brown.


Why does leaves turn so colorful in the fall and in the spring they are just plain green?

because the leaves get really old