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Why are plant leaves green? Select one: a. They absorb only green wavelengths of light. b. They absorb only yellow and blue wavelengths of light. c. They reflect nearly all wavelengths of light. d. They reflect green wavelengths of light. e. They reflect yellow and blue wavelengths of light.

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Answer: Option D.

They reflect green wavelengths of light

Step-by-step explanation:

Plant leaves are green because they have chlorophyii in their chloroplast. Chloroplast is a organelle that contain the green pigment chlorophyii. The plant contain chlorophyii a and b. The Chlorophyii absorb blue and red wavelengths and other wavelengths are reflected including green are reflected so that the leaves appear green.

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