Why Are Plants Green? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

When you look at an object, what colors do you actually see?

• The colors the object absorbs from the light.

• The colors the object reflects back into your eyes.

• All the colors of light shining on the object.

• Only red and blue light from the object.

Why do most plants appear green to our eyes?

• They reflect green light and absorb all other colors.

• They absorb green light and reflect all other colors.

• They produce green light on their own.

• Green is the only color of light that can reach them.

What is the name of the special chemical inside plants that helps them make their food?

• Oxygen

• Glucose

• Chlorophyll

• Sucrose

What is the process called when plants use sunlight to change water and chemicals into sugars and oxygen?

• Respiration

• Digestion

• Photosynthesis

• Absorption

Why do some plants have leaves that are not green, like red or purple?

• They don't have any chlorophyll.

• They have other chemicals in their leaves that hide the green color of chlorophyll.

• They only grow in places with no sunlight.

• They are not actually plants, but fungi.