Question

Which best explains why most plants appear green?

• A. They absorb green light.
• B. They do not absorb red light.
• C. They reflect blue light.
• D. They reflect green light.
• E. They generate wavelengths of green light when they absorb sunlight.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

They reflect green light.

Plants appear green due to the presence of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is a pigment present in the chloroplasts of the plants that absorbs blue and red regions of the light spectrum and reflects green. So, plants appear green because they reflect green light.

So, the correct answer is they reflect green light.