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Why is the chloroplast green
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Why is the chloroplast green

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Chloroplast are green because they contain "chlorophyll" which is green substance. Now to answer your question in a broader sense chloroplast are green because when white light is shown on them they absorb every other color and reflect green.  
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because the color green is the color that reflects off of the chlorophyll an goes into our eyes. Hope this helps!
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