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Yes, it's based in the Greek word meaning "green"

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Why is food green?

not all food is green and it is because it has chlorophyll in it..chlorophyll is green


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'.


What colours are absorbed by chlorophyll?

All colors are absorbed by chlorophyll except for green.


Do ferns contain chlorophyll-?

Chlorophyll makes the leaves in the plant green, since a fern is green, and has leaves, it contains chlorophyll. yes. all plants contain chlorophyll. it is found in the chloroplast of a plant cell, and is a pigment that reflects the color green.


What makes green beans green?

Chlorophyll like all plants


Do all green plants photosynthesis?

Almost all plants use photosynthesis, even some without chlorophyll. But green plants would not be green if they were not using chlorophyll-based photosynthesis.


Does algae have chlorophyll?

Yes, algae contains chlorophyll, which is a green pigment that helps them absorb sunlight for photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is essential for algae to convert light energy into chemical energy for growth and reproduction.


What is the green pigment that is in chloroplast?

Chlorophyll refelcts the majority of green light, this gives plants (and chlorophyll) its green colour


Do all green leaves contain chlorophyll?

yes


Why does chlorophyll make a plant look green?

You may not know it, but sunlight is actually a mixture of all the colors of the rainbow. Chlorophyll absorbs most of colors in light but not green. plants look green because chlorophyll reflects green light.


Are plants green cause plants contain chlorophyll?

No not all plants are green


Chlorophyll absorbs all colors of light except?

Green, the reason chlorophyll is known as a green pigment is because it absorbs all wavelengths of light but reflects green light.