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Because the chloroplasts that make chlorophyll are green.

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Chlorophyll of plant looks green because green light is what to your eyes?

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What does chlorophyll look like?

Chlorophyll is a green coloring that mostly plants have. Chlorophyll is the reason most plants are green.


How pigments like chlorophyll work?

Yes chlorophyll is a pigment. They are absorbing sunlight.


Grass that is healthy looks green because?

It's been watered and has good soil! It looks green because it contains a pigment known as chlorophyll =)


Is it true or false that only portions of visible light can be taken up by chlorophyll?

True, obviously the green part of the spectrum is not used which is why chlorophyll looks green when illuminated with white light.


What is the color shape size of the chloroplast?

the color of the chloroplast is green, in its shape is looks like a heart in its membrane and it looks like a layer pancake.


Does chlorophyll primarily use green light as the source of energy for photosynthesis?

No, chlorophyll uses almost all light except green light. The reason it looks green to us is because it is absorbing all light except green and reflecting the green, which is why it looks green to us.


Why chlorophyll found in plant-like protist?

because plant like protists photosynthesize and wouldn't be able to photosynthesize without chlorophyll


Does chlorophyll make grass green?

Of course the chlorophyll makes the grass green! The green comes from the chlorophyll.


What is the difference in the different types of chlorophyll?

There are chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. in chlorophyll a there is more energy required than in chlorophyll b. chlorophyll a have an absorption peak at 700 nm in contrast to the 680nm of chlorophyll b. chlorophyll a creates a more greener pigment whereas the chlorophyll b has a more yellow appearance of leaves in the fall. there are also other pigments like carotenes which produce the red in autumn.


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What is the liquid that destroys chlorophyll?

Organic solvents like alchohol, acetone, ether etc destroy chlorophyll. some of these solvents are used to extract chlorophyll from plant leaves.