EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The green colour of the plant is due to the presence of chlorophyll pigment which is green in colour.

Detailed explanation-2: -The green pigment is called chlorophyll. The term is derived from a combination of two Greek words – chloros that means ‘green’ and phyllon that means ‘leaf’. Chlorophyll helps in absorption of light from the blue portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chlorophyll is the green pigment present in the chloroplast of the mesophyll cell of the green leaf. The main role of chlorophyll is to trap light energy from sunlight for photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chlorophyll. The green pigment in leaves is chlorophyll, which absorbs red and blue light from sunlight. Therefore, the light the leaves reflect is diminished in red and blue and appears green.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chlorophyll imparts green colour to the leaves and makes leaves capable for photosynthesis. This is why all the plants that can make food are green in colour.