The leaves of a plant appear to be green because light waves are

A) reflected.

B) absorbed.

C) both absorbed and reflected.

D) neither absorbed or reflected.

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Libby Schroeder

Biology

6 November, 03:52

The leaves of a plant appear to be green because light waves are

A) reflected.

B) absorbed.

C) both absorbed and reflected.

D) neither absorbed or reflected.

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Cheyenne Chung · Answer 1

The answer is c. absorbed and reflected

plants are green because their cells contain chloroplasts which have the pigment chlorophyll which absorbs deep-blue and red light, so that the rest of the sunlight spectrum is being reflected.

Creedence · Answer 2

C, plants are green because their cells contain chloroplasts which have the pigment chlorophyll which absorbs deep-blue and red light, so that the rest of the sunlight spectrum is being reflected, causing the plant to look green.

The leaves of a plant appear to be green because light waves areA) reflected.B) absorbed.C) both absorbed and reflected.D) neither absorbed or reflected.

The leaves of a plant appear to be green because light waves are

A) reflected.

B) absorbed.

C) both absorbed and reflected.

D) neither absorbed or reflected.