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Why do our eyes see the color red when we look at a tomato?

A. Tomatoes emit red light.
B.Tomatoes reflect red light and absorb green and blue light.
C. Tomatoes absorb red light and reflect green and blue light.
D. Tomatoes reflect all colors of light, but our eyes only absorb red light,

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Answer:

B. Tomatos reflect red light

Step-by-step explanation:

The only reason colors exist is because the objects with color reflect all other light except for what they are portrayed as. White reflects all colors, and black absorbs all colors.

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User Tony D
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Answer:

Explanation: the pigment atoms in the skin absorb photons of all energies except those that correspond to red wavelengths of light, which they reflect back to your eye.

B is more likely the answer

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