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plz help why these colors why do they change colors

2007-05-16 16:30:36 · 3 answers · asked by Ghazala 2 in Science & Mathematics Botany

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We know that plants are full of chlorophyll as alight absorbing molecule, they are also full of red light absorbing molecules and blue light absorbing molecules. The production of all of these molecules is light dependant, as light levels fall so do the production of the light absorbing molecules, however chlorophyll is less stable than the others there fore as the leaves 'die' they are left with proportionally more beta-carotinoids, carotinoids (vitamin A) and other yellow/orange/red light absorbing molecules, hence they look red/yellow/orange depending on the relative amounts

2007-05-17 01:33:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You are seeing the basic colors from minerals in the dry structure of the leaves. Until the chlorophyll dies off the green covers up the colors. The exact color depends on the minerals taken up at various times by the tree.

2007-05-16 23:35:31 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0 0

Plants are green thanks to a pigment called chlorophyl. As fall/winter approaches, the temperature goes down and the amount of daylight decreases. The plants sense that it's time to get ready to become dormant and reduce the production of chlorophyl. As a result, the leaves begin to decay and turn color to red, yellow, etc.

2007-05-16 23:35:33 · answer #3 · answered by The Terminator 2 · 0 0

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