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Plants stop producing chlorophyll when the temperature drops, because there is less light in the winter it makes more sense to use food storage then continue using energy to produce chlorophyll and continue photosynthesis.

The reason for color change in the leaves are the other pigments present in plant leaves, which only show once chlorophyll production stops. These include carotenoids (yellow orange brown) and Anthocyanins (reds).

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Why do the leaves turn yellow?

Leaves turn yellow because of a process called chlorophyll breakdown. As the days get shorter and temperatures drop in the fall, the chlorophyll in the leaves breaks down, revealing the yellow and orange pigments that were masked by the green chlorophyll during the summer.


How does temperature affect the rate of chlorophyll loss?

High temperatures can accelerate the process of chlorophyll degradation in plants, leading to faster chlorophyll loss. This is because heat can disrupt the structure of chlorophyll molecules and the enzymes involved in chlorophyll breakdown, ultimately speeding up its degradation. Conversely, lower temperatures can slow down the rate of chlorophyll loss.


What happens when a chlorophyll a molecule produce light reaction?

Light reaction is not produced by chlorophyll .


Fall leaf color on deciduous trees is a result of?

Fall leaf color on deciduous trees is a result of chlorophyll breaking down and other pigments, like carotenoids and anthocyanins, becoming more prominent. As the days get shorter and temperatures drop, chlorophyll production slows down, allowing these other pigments to show their colors.


Contain chlorophyll and are located in the cytoplasm?

The chloroplast contains chlorophyll and is located in the cytoplasm. Photosynthesis happens because of the chloroplast and the chlorophyll captures the energy from the sunlight.


What happens to the light that is absorbed by the chlorophyll?

I don know


Why do trees with leaves have to shed them in winter?

trees lose their leaves because the sun gives them chlorophyll. without chlorophyll, the leaves die and drop off.


What happens when plants have less chlorophyll?

Plants that are unlucky enough to loose all of their chlorophyll will not be able to produce glucose through photosynthesis and will die. This is happens if the entire plant looses chlorophyll; there are other examples of plants (such as white variegated ones) where only certain portions of the leaf have no chlorophyll, in these instances the food is produced and distributed from the areas that do contain chlorophyll to those which don't.


What is The reason that deciduous leaves turn colors of red and yellow in the fall is?

Deciduous leaves turn red and yellow in the fall due to the breakdown of chlorophyll, which reveals other pigments present in the leaves such as carotenoids (yellow) and anthocyanins (red). As the days get shorter and temperatures drop, the tree stops producing chlorophyll, allowing these other pigments to show through.


2 signals in nature that tell deciduous trees to drop leaves?

Shortening daylight hours and cooler temperatures signal deciduous trees to prepare for winter by dropping their leaves. Additionally, the decrease in chlorophyll production and changes in hormones within the trees trigger the process of leaf abscission.


What happens if you drop a flag?

Nothing 'happens'.


What happens to the chlorophyll when the energy from the sun is trapped?

When the energy from the sun is trapped by chlorophyll, it excites electrons within the chlorophyll molecules. These excited electrons are then used to fuel the process of photosynthesis, where carbon dioxide and water are converted into glucose and oxygen.