2006-08-20 03:35:04 · 7 answers · asked by Michele N 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The true colors of leaves are what color they are once they change from green to red, yellow, orange, etc. during the fall.\
Whatever color they are once they change, that is their true color. The green we see now is the chlorophyll used to make it's own food for the year. Once the overwhelming chlorophyll color is removed, true leaf colors will dominate over the receding green pigment. True leaf pigments vary with the species of tree and thus the different characteristic leaf colors. And because true leaf colors are water soluble, that makes the color disappear very quickly after drying out. That's why they die and turn brown.
2006-08-20 03:45:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is actually the opposite of the color U see, as the color U see is the "reflected" light off of the leaf.
2006-08-20 10:41:43 · answer #2 · answered by froggie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A leaf's true colour is the red/yellow/orange it turns in the fall. Green in the spring is a result of the leaves being flush with chlorophyll which they need to be able to absorb sunlight to help the tree grow.
2006-08-20 11:02:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The truth is that color is something we humans have invented to describe our surroundings. A leaf doesn't have a color, it only happens to reflect light that has certain wave lengths.
2006-08-20 10:41:40 · answer #4 · answered by nitro2k01 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Blue
2006-08-20 10:40:50 · answer #5 · answered by patrick w 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Green, & when it gets cold they die & turn colors.
2006-08-20 10:40:24 · answer #6 · answered by day by day 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
green
2006-08-20 10:40:10 · answer #7 · answered by hisahito 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋