Question

Light from the sun strikes a leaf.Light wavelengths that represent the color green are reflected. The remaining wavelengths of visible light are ________ by the leaf.

Answer 1

Light from the sun strikes a leaf.Light wavelengths that represent the color green are reflected. The remaining wavelengths of visible light are absorbed by the leaf. The wavelengths which are absorbed provide energy to power the plant's metabolic processes, namely photosynthesis.

Answer 2

Light from the sun strikes a leaf.Light wavelengths that represent the color green are reflected. The remaining wavelengths of visible light are absorbed by the leaf. The wavelengths which are absorbed provide energy to power the plant's metabolic processes, namely photosynthesis.