2007-01-24 17:54:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Chlorophyll looks green because it absorbs red and blue light, making these colors unavailable to be seen by our eyes. It is the green light which is NOT absorbed that finally reaches our eyes, making chlorophyll appear green. However, it is the energy from the red and blue light that are absorbed that is, thereby, able to be used to do photosynthesis. The green light we can see is not/cannot be absorbed by the plant, and thus cannot be used to do photosynthesis.
2007-01-24 17:58:19 · answer #1 · answered by msu_milk_chocolate 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
chlorophyll appear green because chlorophyll absorbed all colors except Green which are exist in light.
2007-01-25 04:03:46 · answer #2 · answered by Shiv Dayal G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chlorophyll are photoreceptor molecules tht play a key role in photosynthetic process.the green colour of plant in due to the presence of chlorophyll.in most of the green plants chlorophyll is present mainly in leaves tough in small amounts may also b present in stems or green branches... der are diff. types of chlorophyll molecules like chlorophyll a,b,c,d,e,and bacteriochlorophyll.sunlight provides necessary enegrgy,which is fixed by the chlorophyll...even artificial light can b used for photosynthesis...plants utilise a small part of solar radiation (visible range).
2007-01-25 02:45:22 · answer #3 · answered by pretty girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technically, you can't see the chlorophyll at all. You are only able to see the colors that are reflected off of it. The same goes for any object.
2007-01-25 02:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by Haven17 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it absorbs all the colours of light except green, which is reflected by it
so our eyes receive green colour coming from it and we see that it is of green colour
2007-01-25 02:24:49 · answer #5 · answered by KAUSH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pigment is green colored.
2007-01-25 02:01:06 · answer #6 · answered by kingoftheworld 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋