PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Question
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Because the chlorophyll reflects green light
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Because the chlorophyll absorbs green light
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Because the accessory pigments combine to make green
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Because the accessory pigments only absorb green light
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chlorophyll gives plants their green color because it does not absorb the green wavelengths of white light. That particular light wavelength is reflected from the plant, so it appears green. Plants that use photosynthesis to make their own food are called autotrophs.
Detailed explanation-2: -In conclusion, plant leaves are green because green light is less efficiently absorbed by chlorophylls a and b than red or blue light, and therefore green light has a higher probability to become diffusely reflected from cell walls than red or blue light.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is a green coloured, natural and the primary pigment, present in all green plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria. The colour of plant leaves and tender part of stems are green due to the presence of this chlorophyll pigment.
Detailed explanation-4: -All photosynthetic organisms have chlorophyll a which absorbs violet-blue and reddish orange-red wavelengths. Chlorophyll a reflects green and yellow-green wavelengths. Accessory photosynthetic pigments, including chlorophyll b and beta-carotene, absorb energy that chlorophyll a does not absorb.
Detailed explanation-5: -This process is referred to as photosynthesis. Chlorophyll, the primary facilitator of photosynthesis, absorbs blue and red light and reflects green light. Because of this, plants appear green in color.