just wondering. I live in NewEngland and everywhere i drive lately all the trees are fading. I know they really arent "green" so why do they look green? and what's happening to the wavelengths of light compared to the red/blue wavelengths?
2007-10-30 07:52:16 · 4 answers · asked by Zachary M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
BOO! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
2007-10-30 08:03:13 · answer #1 · answered by Tony S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the leaves are green, the green wavelengths of light are mostly reflected. It's true that some of the other pigments in the leaf absorb some of the green, but the leaf mostly absorbs the red and violet ends of the spectrum. Now that the leaves aren't as green, the leaves are absorbing more green light and reflecting other colors, but with the chlorophyll gone, the leaves aren't processing the light by photosynthesis.
2007-10-30 10:01:04 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fairly confident--easy is in simple terms the means vegetation could photosynthesize. So while you're transforming into easy in a eco-friendly wavelength, it fairly continues to be easy means, and that i could be vulnerable to think of it may photosynthesize in simple terms effective.
2016-10-03 00:58:26 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chlorophyl is green
2007-10-30 08:44:44 · answer #4 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋