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Chlorophyll is a biomolecule that appears to be green because light is reflected back to the eyes as chlorophyll only absorbs red and blue. Without this critical biomolecule, photosynthesis would be unable to occur
Eloise Upton
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What makes a leaf green?
Chlorophyll is what makes leaves green. It is a pigment that allows plants to photosynthesize - i.e. it allows for the absorption energy from light. Chlorophyll appears green because it doesn't absorb this colour of the spectrum very well; that it, it reflects green light more than other colours.
What are yellow orange pigments in chloroplasts?
chlorophyll. It appears to be green but is truly yellow-orange in color.
Why are trees green?
Trees appear green because the green pigment in the plastids called chlorophyll absorb all chromatic color in light other than green and therefore it appears green in color.
Why chlorophyll appears green to us in terms of what happens to different wavelengths of light that srike the cholrophyll?
Green wave length of light is reflected hence chlorophyll looks green .
Why grass appears green?
1) chlorophyll 2) It's a question of which frequencies are absorbed and/or reflected by plants.
What is the green pigment that is in chloroplast?
Chlorophyll refelcts the majority of green light, this gives plants (and chlorophyll) its green colour
What wavelength of light does chlorophyll a reflect?
There are 2 different types of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll "a" absorbs light in the violet and red regions of the visible spectrum while chlorophyll "b" absorbs light in the blue and red regions of the visible spectrum.
What is the name of the green pigment in a leaf?
The green pigment present in the leaf cell of a plant is called 'chlorophyll'.
Does chlorophyll affect the way grass changes colors?
Chlorophyll makes plants green. When the chlorophyll dies, the green color goes with it. Chlorophyll makes plants green. When the chlorophyll dies, the green color goes with it.
What color light does the chlorophyll in plants absorb best?
chlorophyll reflects green in color because it absorbs red color than any other at higher wavelengths. as green is the complimentary color of red it appears green in color
Why is food green?
not all food is green and it is because it has chlorophyll in it..chlorophyll is green
What color do thylakoids turn to because they contain chlorophyll?
Most likely chlorophyll (but not always) and it will be green.
