2007-02-14 16:00:50 · 8 answers · asked by hernando c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Well it would make sense to me that if the light was not absorbed, it would have been reflected. Chloryphyll A and B, the two main pigments of leaves reflect green light, but absorb other colors of light. That is why plants generally appear green.
2007-02-14 16:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Bradley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunlight isn't really 'trapped' by photosynthesis but I see what you are trying to say.
It can be absorbed by the matter of the leaf and make it warmer. Or if it is in the green spectrum it will most likely bounce off.
2007-02-14 16:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by michaelb1020 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The color of the leaf actually demonstrates what color is reflected and what is absorbed.
Leaves tend to be green because they absorb all the rest of the visible specimen - green is the shade that the leaves reflect.
Works with everything actually - white reflects all visible colors, black absorbs them all.
-dh
2007-02-14 16:06:50 · answer #3 · answered by delicateharmony 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some is absorbed in the form of heat.
Some is reflected so we can see the leaf.
2007-02-14 16:05:33 · answer #4 · answered by gumtrees 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rest of the light might be:
a. reflected off the surface
b. transmitted through the leaf
c. absorbed by nonphotosynthetic parts and radiated out as heat
2007-02-14 16:05:10 · answer #5 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 10:21:56 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most likely be reflected and heat would be absorbed. also it would dry out the plant and moisture or evaporation would occur. causing the plant to wilt in certain areas.
2007-02-14 16:12:19 · answer #7 · answered by s2dreams 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light just keeps on going. It is the quintessential cosmic traveler. It never stops, it never slows down. It just keeps on going. Forever.
2007-02-14 16:05:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋