Answer to Question #151487 in Cell Biology for Anas

Question

The green appearance of leaves is caused by a) the presence of carotenoids IN the photosystem b) the converging of energy to chlorophyll A c) the absorption of the all wavelength other than green d) the carbohydrates of the cell wall.

Answer 1

Ans: The leaves appear green because chlorophyll that is present in the chloroplast, do not absorb green color wavelength but it reflects green color, and absorbs all the other wavelengths of the visible light. Hence the leaf appear green.

Thus option (c) is the correct one.