We all enjoy the colors of autumn leaves. Did you ever wonder how and why a fall leaf changes color? Why a maple leaf turns bright red? Where do the yellows and oranges come from? To answer those questions, we first have to understand what leaves are and what they do.
The maple leaf on the Canadian flag represents the nature and environment of Canada. The maple leaf is actually a sugar maple leaf, which turns red in autumn/fall. The number of points on the leaf has no significance. The Canadians wanted to replace the British flag quickly when they became independent, so they came up with the (autumn) red maple leaf to represent the nature of Canada.
carotens
This change in color in leaves during autumn is due to the destruction of chlorophyll, the pigment responsible for the green color in leaves. As the chlorophyll breaks down, other pigments such as carotenoids (orange) and anthocyanins (red) become more visible.
The red maple tree species turns red in the fall.
Leaves are actually brown, red, yellow, and all the other colors you see in autumn. Chlorophyll, however, is green, and turns the leaf green with itself. When autumn comes, the chlorophyll decays from the plant, and the plant's real colors are revealed, making autumn a beautiful season in nature.
its cycle is first small tree and then turns into an adult tree
Red. Anthocyanin turns leaves red. Yes, it is spelled correctly!
it turns them green
turns pale
its when the earth turns and, Europe and Asia have all the sun. Then North America and South America have almost no light.
Because - lack of sunlight prevents the leaves from making chlorophyll - the chemical that turns leaves green.