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The trees lose the chlorophyll, revealing their natural colors. chlorophyll is the pigment which makes leaves and plants green.

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they are green because the chlorophyll.

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What green colored chemical is removed from the chloroplasts in leaves causing the leaves to lose their green color in fall?

Chlorophyll


What tree does not lose it's leaves in autumn?

the evergreen tree does not loose its leaves during the fall, it has green leaves all year round.


Which part of a green plant would lose the most chloroplasts as summer turns to fall?

The leaves lose chloroplasts as summer turns to fall.


Are there leaves that have no green on them?

sure. There are leaves which do not have any green in them. There are Orange and Red leaves


What gradually shuts down the leaves in plants at summers end?

The leaves gradually turn from green to oranges, reds, and yellows at the end of summer because of the chloroplasts in the leaves. Chloroplasts keep the leaves green in the summer because there is so much sunlight in the summertime, and as the sunlight gets less in the fall time, the chloroplasts get weaker and the leaves turn red, orange, and yellow.

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Is photosynthesis different in leaves that are not green?

yes because the leaves that arent green do not contain chloroplasts so the photosynthesis will definitely be different.


What green colored chemical is removed from the chloroplasts in leaves causing the leaves to lose their green color in fall?

Chlorophyll


Does a magnolia have ever-green leaves?

No, it drops its leaves in winter. BTW no leaves are ever-green: they all fall off sometime. But some trees of bushes are evergreens. They remain green in winter.


Why does the green in leaves vanish?

In the fall when the plant stops making chlorophyll.


Why are the fall colors not green?

The leaves are dead because the tree quits feeding food to them so they fall off, thats why they are not green because they are dead


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

because the leaves get really old


Why leaves appear green in photosynthesis?

The pigment responsible for photosynthesis (Chlorophyll) reflects the green wave length of sunlight when light fall on the leaf. That is why leaves appear green in the presence of light.


Why do leaves of deciduous forest fall in the autum?

The tree eventually shuts down chlorophyll (green) production in the fall


What are some characteristics of fall?

Leaves that change color from green to red, orange, and yellow, Cold and windy, Leaves fall off trees, very vibrant and beautiful.


What colors are leaves at the beginning of fall?

Leaves generally go from green to brown. Passing yellow and then orange phases in the middle.


Is an oak tree an evergreen tree?

No, it is not as it looses its' leaves in the fall. It is not green year round.


What tree does not lose it's leaves in autumn?

the evergreen tree does not loose its leaves during the fall, it has green leaves all year round.