HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Green colour of the plant is due to the presence of ( )
A
Oxygen
B
Carbon dioxide
C
Nitrogen
D
Chlorophyll
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The green color of leaves is due to the presence of the pigment Chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is important in photosynthesis, allowing plants to absorb energy from light. Chlorophyll pigment absorbs light most strongly within the blue portion of the spectrum as well as the red portion.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chlorophyceae are the type of algae that are green in color. They get their green color due to the dominance of pigments chlorophyll a and b. Chlorophyceae are unicellular, colonial, or filamentous. They have a rigid cell wall whose inner layer is made up of cellulose and the outer layer of pectose.

Detailed explanation-4: -True. Leaves look green because of the presence of chlorophyll, which is a green pigment. Chlorophyll absorbs the sunlight for photosynthesis.

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