2007-04-12 06:48:59 · 5 answers · asked by aaron g 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
The chlorophyll absorbs red and blue light the best and utilizes it for photosynthesis. It appears as green because green is not absorb by pigments such as chlorophyll but reflects green. Therefore it appears as green to us.
2007-04-13 11:39:19 · answer #1 · answered by SL =) 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grass appears green because all of the colors in the rainbow are absorbed into the leaves of the grass except green.
2007-04-12 14:25:14 · answer #2 · answered by a.m. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it isn't red or blue.
And in fact, if humans could see infrared, grass would be infrared... whatever that looks like.
2007-04-13 03:49:48 · answer #3 · answered by BotanyDave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chlorophyll would be my guess... that's the "food" that plants live on. Sunlight and water help plants to produce it.
2007-04-12 14:20:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it contains chorophyll pigments
2007-04-12 16:05:06 · answer #5 · answered by amrita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋