life processes
Asked by ashwinivg | 19th Mar, 2010, 07:49: AM
Chlorophyll gives plants their green colour. Chlorophyll absorbs red and blue light from the sunlight that falls on leaves. Therefore, the light reflected by the leaves is diminished in red and blue and appears green.
(There are other pigments in the leaves too, such as xanthophylls (yellows) and carotenoids (yellows, oranges and reds). These pigments are also used in photosynthesis but occur in lesser quantities than the green chlorophyll. The combinations of the different pigments make different shades of green.)
Answered by | 19th Mar, 2010, 12:16: PM
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