Why are plants generally green?

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Question 10 options:

a.The pigment chlorophyll absorbs green light waves


b.Within the visible spectrum, plants prefer green wavelengths.


c.Chlorophyll a and b, required for photosynthesis, is green.


d.The pigment chlorophyll reflects green light waves.

Why are plants generally green a Question 10 options aThe pigment chlorophyll absorbs green light waves bWithin the visible spectrum plants prefer green wavelen class=

Respuesta :

The correct answer is option D, "The pigment chlorophyll reflects green light waves"

The chloroplast with in the plants consists of chlorophyll (green colour pigment) which is highly absorbent to the long and short wavelengths such as red and blue wavelength of visible spectrum and reflects green wavelengths thereby producing green colour visualizations to the viewer. The two common chlorophyll usually found in the leaves are chlorophyll A and B. Chlorophyll A is majorly responsible for reflecting the green light