2007-05-29 14:54:47 · 9 answers · asked by noel p 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Friend these are the basic pigments that give colour to plants:
Carotene Orange
Xanthophyll Yellow
Chlorophyll a Light green
Chlorophyll b Dark green
Porphyrin(Class)-Chlorophyll -green
Carotenoid(class)- Carotene (a.0 .y and lycopene) yellow, orange. red
Xanthophyll -yellow
Flavonoid(Class) -Flavone- yellow
Flavonol- yellow
Anthocyanin red, blue, purple, magenta
2007-05-29 20:28:42 · answer #1 · answered by Vinay Kala 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Plant colors are from different chemicals in the plant. Of course, green comes from chlorophyll. But there are also yellows (Xanophyll) and orange (Carotein). While leaves look only green, there are other colors present that are overpowered by the green. In the fall, when the leaves stop photosynthesizing and the cholorphyll dies, the other colors become apparent.
2007-05-29 22:14:31 · answer #2 · answered by Sciencemom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Green chlorophyll give plants their green color
2007-05-30 08:07:46 · answer #3 · answered by abbykat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, to be more specific, colour we see is the result of reflected colour wave. Plants need range of colour waves. Chlorophyll uses all colour waves except green waves and therefore it reflected and it goes into our eyes and our eyes detect it as 'green' So if a plant coloured yellow, I suppose you know the answer
2007-05-30 09:04:35 · answer #4 · answered by Harry Christianto Tjondro E2M2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chlorophyll gives plants their green color.
2007-05-29 21:58:57 · answer #5 · answered by Sean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chlorophyll. Well, for green plants anyhow.
2007-05-29 21:58:37 · answer #6 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
chlorophyll is thegreen pigment of the plant
2007-05-29 22:03:58 · answer #7 · answered by spicy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chlorophyll (mostly chlorophyll a and/or chlorophyll b)
2007-05-29 22:00:42 · answer #8 · answered by Sprinklesxx3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chlorophyll
2007-05-29 22:35:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋