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Question

The light that is absorbed by a green leaf is

A) from the green portion of the electromagnetic spectrum

B) from the red and violet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

C) a mixture of green and yellow pigments

D) not used in photosynthsis

Answer 1

None of the above. Absorption by chlorophyll is in the red and blue ranges, so B) is the closest choice.

Answer 2

Plants are green because they reflect green (550 nm) light and absorb energy from the violet-blue (380-480 nm) and reddish-orange (600-680 nm) wavelengths at the opposite ends of visible light spectrum.

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