4 Answered Questions for the topic Chloroplasts

07/14/19

Why do plants have green leaves and not red?
I know plants are green due to chlorophyll. Surely it would be more beneficial for plants to be red than green as by being green they reflect green light and do not absorb it even though green... more
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05/13/19

Why is chlorophyll green? Isn't there a more energetically favorable color?
Chlorophyll being green means it absorbs light in the red and blue area of the spectrum. Isn't this the high and low energy light? Wouldn't plants get more energy if they absorbed light in the... more
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Chloroplasts Botany Cell Biology

03/18/19

Do all cells of a plant contain chloroplasts?
If the answer is no, then how do plant cells tell whether they need to keep chloroplasts or not? What kind of signals are used, and how are chloroplasts eliminated?
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02/21/18

Do every plant cells photosynthesis?
My science teacher shows images of general plant cells, and they all include at least one chloroplasts. Wouldn't they use them if they all had them? I thought the leaves of a plant were the only... more
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