Question

Which of the following conditions would not promote the changing colors of Maple trees up North?

A) Warm temperatures and shorter daylight hours

B) Warm temperatures and insufficient rain

C) Cool temperatures and insufficient rain

D) Shorter daylight hours and cold temperatures

E) A and B

Answer 1

E) A and B

Step-by-step explanation:

As the season changes, temperatures drop and days get shorter. Trees get less direct sunlight, and the chlorophyll in the leaves breaks down. The lack of chlorophyll reveals yellow and orange pigments that were already in the leaves but masked during the warmer months.