Plants are green because they have chlorophyll...

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
In the fall, trees turn red, yellow and orange, because the green chlorophyll breaks down leaving the red and yellow kinds behind to color the leaves.

What about evergreens? I bet you didn't think of that one, did you?

 

[spacejamz]

Make like a tree and beat it!!!

need to go watch BTF again...

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Green Chlorophyll is the predominant form seen in most plants. Some plants have more red or yellow chlorophyll - hence the color variations in leaves. Regardless of the color, all leaves have all (or most) types of chlorophyll in some proportion. In the fall, trees turn red, yellow and orange, because the green chlorophyll breaks down leaving the red and yellow kinds behind to color the leaves.

That is so wrong, its not funny.

First, leaves are green because chlorophyll reflects green light to your eyes. It absorbs the rest of the spectrum.

Second, fall colouring is because of the chemicals trees have ingested while growing. When the tree cuts off flow to the leaves, the clorophyll breaks down and disappears. The resulting minerals and other chemicals become dominant and hence colour changes.

 

[Pepsei]

it's the red mist that was used to make philosopher's stone. the tree absorbed the poison and saved us.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Green Chlorophyll is the predominant form seen in most plants. Some plants have more red or yellow chlorophyll - hence the color variations in leaves. Regardless of the color, all leaves have all (or most) types of chlorophyll in some proportion. In the fall, trees turn red, yellow and orange, because the green chlorophyll breaks down leaving the red and yellow kinds behind to color the leaves.

That is so wrong, its not funny.

First, leaves are green because chlorophyll reflects green light to your eyes. It absorbs the rest of the spectrum.

Second, fall colouring is because of the chemicals trees have ingested while growing. When the tree cuts off flow to the leaves, the clorophyll breaks down and disappears. The resulting minerals and other chemicals become dominant and hence colour changes.

Hey, my degree was in animal biology not plant biology...

 

[Bassyhead]

there are lots of plants that arent fully green

 

[azazyel]

Originally posted by: her209
Different chlorophyll use different parts of the light spectrum. In the case of green chlorophyll, they use everything but the green.

Correctamungo! Thus the green is reflected back to us and that is why they appear green.

 

[deejayshakur]

and dark meat is dark because it has more hemoglobin.