Chlorophyll does not reflect green light - how to correct a misconception

Plant leaves are green because they contain the green photosynthetic pigments, chlorophylls a and b. Popular science literature, and sometimes even textbooks, state that the greenness is caused by reflection of green light by chlorophyll. In the present study, we compared the reflectance spectra of...

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Vydané v:	Journal of biological education Ročník 56; číslo 5; s. 552 - 559
Hlavní autori:	Virtanen, Olli, Constantinidou, Emanuella, Tyystjärvi, Esa
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	London Routledge 20.10.2022 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Predmet:	absorbance Chlorophyll Color Elementary Secondary Education green green leaves Light Misconceptions Optics Plants (Botany) reflectance Science Instruction Scientific Concepts visible light
ISSN:	0021-9266, 2157-6009
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