2006-07-07 12:19:44 · 10 answers · asked by Brent M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The chlorophyll in the chloroplasts in the spongy mesophyll and the palisade cells of the leaves give the plant its green color.
The reason why the plants appear to be green is because in the light reactions of photosynthesis (which use chlorophyll), the green wavelength of light is used less than the others and in turn, reflected back more than the others, as well.
2006-07-07 12:23:37 · answer #1 · answered by Sam P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The green comes from chlorophyll pigmentation in the vegetation, which allows the plant to absorb all the colors of light in sunlight except for the green light, which is reflected. This occurs during the process of photosynthesis, in which the plant uses sunlight to convert unusable starches into usable sugars dissolved in water. I don't know why, in photosynthesis, the plant has to reject the green part of the light, and only the other light is useful. The more the merrier, I'd think, but then I can't think like a plant, and would have a terrible time converting starch into sugar! I'm a nice guy, and couldn't stand to hurt any light frequency's feelings.
2006-07-07 19:28:52 · answer #2 · answered by John (Thurb) McVey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chlorophyll
2006-07-08 01:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chlorophyll absorbs all other colours but green. Chlorophyll has a magnesium active site that causes it to flouresce green. hence the colour of the vegation
regards
2006-07-07 19:24:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chlorophyll.
2006-07-07 19:21:58 · answer #5 · answered by X 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chlorophyll a
2006-07-07 19:25:50 · answer #6 · answered by jessica_sweet_tv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chloroplasts or chlorophyll
2006-07-07 19:24:17 · answer #7 · answered by thedude2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chlorophyl, tiny receptors in the plants cells that convert sunlight to food.
2006-07-07 19:22:30 · answer #8 · answered by luckybluebunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the chlorophyll that is stored in their cells' chloroplasts, 8th grade science.
2006-07-08 00:13:55 · answer #9 · answered by VILLAIN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chlorophyll, altough there are different types of chlorophyll, a,b,c,
2006-07-07 19:24:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋