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Learn About the Greenness of Plants
Learn How the Layered Arrangement of Chlorophyll Molecules Within a Leaf Increases Its Photosynthetic Output
Microscope view of numerous green, elongated Euglena gracilis cells clustered together, showing their oval and spindle shapes against a pale background. Diagram of the light reactions of photosynthesis
Orange and red leaves on a tree.
Explore the anatomy of a plant's mesophyll to understand how chlorophyll generates a green appearance
How Does Photosynthesis Work in Plants?
The Function and Structure of Chloroplasts
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Photosynthesis diagram showing how water, light, and carbon dioxide are absorbed by a plant and that oxygen and sugars are produced. Also show a person to illustrate the oxygen/carbon dioxide cycle between plants and animals.
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What determines a plant's color?
It's not easy being green.
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Learn About the Greenness of Plants
The perfect absorbers of solar radiation are black objects, yet plants, which depend...
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Learn How the Layered Arrangement of Chlorophyll Molecules Within a Leaf Increases Its Photosynthetic Output
Molecules of chlorophyll, the key photosynthetic pigment in green plants, are arranged...
Video: © MinuteEarth (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How Leaves Adapt to Their Environments
Learn about how the structure of leaves affects their function.
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Explore the anatomy of a plant's mesophyll to understand how chlorophyll generates a green appearance
An explanation of how structures inside the leaf contribute to plant coloration.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How Does Photosynthesis Work in Plants?
Chloroplasts play a key role in the process of photosynthesis. Learn about photosynthesis's...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The Function and Structure of Chloroplasts
Chloroplasts circulate within plant cells. The green coloration comes from chlorophyll...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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chlorophyll
Chlorophyll is a pigment found in green plants.
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Euglena gracilis in pond water
Euglena is a genus of protists found in fresh and brackish water habitats....
© Ileana Marcela Bosogea Tudor/Dreamstime.com
Diagram of the light reactions of photosynthesis
The light reactions occur in two photosystems (units of chlorophyll molecules). Light...
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