Question

Which is a plausible explanation of why some plants, such as the Japanese red maple, are not green in color?

A)
The plants are camouflaged to avoid predators.

B)
The plants use some other system to make their food, besides photosynthesis.

C)
The plants use other colors of light in photosynthesis that green plants cannot use.

D)
All plants like this are genetically engineered by people to artificially make them red in color.

Answer 1

I would have to say c if I am wrong sorry:)

Answer 2

The correct answer is option C

Step-by-step explanation:

The very basic reason is that photosynthesis is not specifically color dependent process. It’s a process dependent on any part of light spectrum that can excite the electrons with in a plant to initiate photosynthesis. In plants which do not have green pigments usually have carotenoids. There are nearly 600 types of carotenoids which are able to absorb blue light and appear orange, red or yellow to our eyes.