Question

Many trees and plants have green leaves in the summer that turn red, yellow and orange in the fall (autumn). Explain what happens and why it happens.

Answer 1

the leaves are green due to chlorophyll which is received through photosynthesis a process that relies on the sun. when there begins to be less daylight, the leaves lose chlorophyll and hence their color

Answer 2

During the fall the day gets shorter hence less sunlight this results to leaves stopping their food making process. The chlorophyll breaks down, the green color disappears and the yellow to orange color becomes visible

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