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When light strikes a green leaf how does this explain why leaves appear green?
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∙ 12y ago
Light that is white contains all the colours. When the light hits the leaf, it absorbs all the colours apart from the green light which is reflected back out to your eyes. So you see the leaf as green.
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∙ 13y agoBecause the chlorophyll in the leaf is coloured green.
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What pigment makes the leaves of plants green in color?
the answer varies because not all leaves are the same but most green leaves only contain a lighter shade of green(sort of like a jade green)
If yellow red and orange pigments exist in the leaves of trees Why do leaves appear green most of the year?
The green colour is produced by the Chlorophyll present in the leaves. When the tree 'shuts down' for winter, the Chlorophyll is re-absorbed, revealing the different colouration of the leaves.
The leaves of a plant appear green because chlorophyll?
Yes, plants contain chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll which make them green.
Why are trees leaves green?
Leaves appear green because they contain chloroplasts that are green in color. The function of these chloroplasts are to absorb sunlight and convert it into energy for the plant to feed on. In order for us to be able to see an object, the object must reflect light and in this situation the chloroplasts reflect sunlight and leaves appear green.
Why do leaves appear green to the human eye?
Due to prescence of green pigments (chlorophyl) leaves of plants appear gree to us.Because they abosorb the sun light having wave lengt of about 510 nm. This light has green color therefore they look like green.
Leaves appear green because the green portion of the light that strikes them is?
Chlorophyll absorbs most wavelengths of light except green. Because chlorophyll cannot absorb this wavelength, it is reflected, giving leaves a green appearance. So your answer is reflected.
Leaves apper green because the green portion of the light that strikes them?
Reflected
What pigment makes green leaves?
Chlorophyll makes leaves appear green.
What makes leaves appear green?
Chlorophyll
What causes tree leaves to appear green?
It isn't the Gluecose that make the leaves turn green , its the Chlorophyll.
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 most leaves appear green?
because of chlorophyll
Why do the leaves appear green to human eye and red in color composite?
There are seven colours,namely,Red,orange,yellow,green,blue,violet and indigo. Green colour when reflected on the leaves are not absorbed by our eyes compared to the others, hence leaves appear green.
What of most plants appear green because they contain chlorophyll?
The leaves of most plants appear green because they contain chlorophyll.
What pigment makes the leaves of plants green in color?
the answer varies because not all leaves are the same but most green leaves only contain a lighter shade of green(sort of like a jade green)
Why is it that not all the light that strikes the leaves of a plant is stored as chemical energy?
because they reflect green light
Where are leaves for?
leaves give trees energy from the sun, using photosynthesis. They do this using chlorophyl, which makes most leaves appear to be green. Leaves that appear red just mean that these leaves don't have much chlorophyl in them.
