why did leaves look green and tomato red?
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Sure, 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.
As the tomato ripens, its colour starts to change from green to yellow and then eventually to red. This is due to the breakdown of chlorophyll, which in turn synthesises a red carotenoid (another pigment group), lycopene. When ripe, the carotenoid can easily be seen as the dominant colour of the tomato, ie red.
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Sure, 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.
As the tomato ripens, its colour starts to change from green to yellow and then eventually to red. This is due to the breakdown of chlorophyll, which in turn synthesises a red carotenoid (another pigment group), lycopene. When ripe, the carotenoid can easily be seen as the dominant colour of the tomato, ie red.
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Due to Chlorophyll and Lycopene.
Explanation:
- Tomato consists of two different types of pigments: Chlorophyll and Lycopene.
- In the initial stage, the tomato is green due to the presence of more chlorophyll in comparison to Lycopene.
- When it starts to ripen, the amount of Lycopene increases through the synthesis of red carotenoid which makes it yellow and eventually red.
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