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How do Leaves Know When to Change - Coggle Diagram
How do Leaves Know When to Change
Pigments
Green
Chlorophyll
What the tree feeds on
Made mostly of water
Has lots of sugars
Source:
https://byjus.com/biology/chlorophyll-definition/
more sources:
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/chlorophyll/
Orange
Carotenoids
Common. found in lots of natural things
Absorbs blue and green light that is hard for chlorophyll to absorb
Source:
https://biology.appstate.edu/fall-colors/hidden-colors-leaves-what-are-functions-those-yellow-and-orange-pigments-we-see-fall
More sources:
https://www.livescience.com/52487-carotenoids.html
Weather
Cold
Heat
To much light
Tot enough light
Parts of The Leaf
Water
Cells
DNA
Proteins
Sugars/glucose
Chloroplasts
More pigments
Yellow
Xanthophylls
Is a representation of the amount of oxygen in the leaf
Can be found in lots of natural things
Made of lutein
Source:
https://biology.appstate.edu/fall-colors/hidden-colors-leaves-what-are-functions-those-yellow-and-orange-pigments-we-see-fall
Red
Anthocyanins
Can be found in lots of natural things
Very strong pigment
Cant absorb red and bits of blue light
Source:
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/497