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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do red leaves differ from green leaves in the ️types of light they absorb and reflect?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

may i help with that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so what do u not understand

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I just don't know the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok well lets start with green leaves

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a green leave absorb more light then a red leaf because a green leav groows better in spring and summer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

welcome

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are you talking about the spectrum lights that are dedicated to absorb n reflect the lights with either green or red leaves ?

OpenStudy (dominantvampire):

Chlorophyll is a green pigment that gives most plants their color.The reason that it is green is because it absorbs other colors of light such as red and blue, so in a way the green light is reflected out since the pigment does not absorb it. Plants contain other pigments that reflect different colors, but these are often masked by Chlorophyll. An example of another common pigment is the carotenoids. During autumn, when the days begin to shorten, the amount of chlorophyll in the leaves of trees is dramatically reduced. This is when the colors of the carotenoids become more prevalent and is what you see when the leaves appear to change color.

OpenStudy (dominantvampire):

that is the correct ans (;

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