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Plants appear green due to the presence of chlorophyll. During the autumn season and all, there is no proper light, means no proper photosynthesis and no chlorophyll. This results in changing of the colours. Some plants appear red and orange because sunlight changes the pigments in the leaves. Some times we sea dry brown leaves which are the rsults of wastes in the plant being "excreted out" somehow.

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What happens to the dead leaves that fall to the ground?

Dead leaves that fall to the ground undergo the process of decomposition. They are broken down by decomposers such as fungi, bacteria, and other organisms, which recycle the nutrients back into the soil. This helps enrich the soil and provides nutrients for new plant growth.


Why doesn't grass change colors in fall like leaves?

Grass does not change colors in fall like leaves because the cells in grass responsible for photosynthesis contain chlorophyll year-round. Chlorophyll gives grass its green color and continues to produce energy from sunlight, even in fall. In contrast, deciduous trees stop producing chloroph during the fall, causing their leaves to change color as the chlorophyll breaks down.


What are some characteristics of fall?

Fall is characterized by cooler temperatures, changing leaf colors, harvest season for crops, and shorter daylight hours. It is also typically associated with holidays such as Halloween and Thanksgiving.


Do hydrangeas stay green year round?

Hydrangeas are deciduous shrubs, meaning they shed their leaves in the fall and remain bare during the winter months. While they may hold onto some leaves in milder climates, it is not typical for hydrangeas to stay green year-round.


What causes the leaves to change color in the fall?

Most leaves are green because they contain the pigment chlorophyll. Chlorophyll, a chemical which gives leaves its vivid green color, makes all of this happen. When the trees notice the days becoming shorter and the nights getting longer, their ability to synthesize chlorophyll reduces. Thus the green disappears and yellow and orange carotinoids and xanthophylls, which were always present, but hidden within the leaf, shine forth their colors. Other chemicals are produced that make the leaves appear red and purple. Any water and nutrients that were in the leaves go down to the stems as the tree prepares for the winter. When no food is left in the leaf, it falls, leaving behind a scar and a bud for the next year's growth.

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What types of cells are found in leaves?

yes the chloroplast is the stuff that turns the leaf green. in the fall the leaves are orange yellow and red, that is the leafs natural color.


What do leaves look like when they change color in the fall?

Leaves change color in the fall to shades of red, orange, yellow, and brown. This happens because the green chlorophyll in the leaves breaks down, revealing other pigments. The colors can vary depending on the type of tree and environmental conditions.


What happens to green leaves when they change colors in the fall?

they will change it color to yellowed,red,or orange


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.


What happens to leaves of most trees each autumn?

fall


Why does the green in leaves vanish?

In the fall when the plant stops making chlorophyll.


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

The green colored chemical removed from chloroplasts in leaves in fall is chlorophyll. As chlorophyll breaks down, the other pigments present in the leaves become more visible, leading to the variety of colors seen in autumn foliage.


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


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.


What happens to leaves of dedicious trees?

They grow in spring from buds. They stay green in summer. They fall off in autumn. They rot down and worms eat them. The tree is bare in winter.


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.