what gives plants their color?

Answer #1

Plants are colored according to the pigmentation given to them in their family of flower (genome), called flavanoids. Here are a few examples: -Flowers, usually, Red, Pink, Blue and Purple have a pigment called Anthocyanins.

-Orange, Yellow and Red tints, like in carrots and tomatoes have pigments called carotenoids.

-All of the pigments of green you see in plants are called chlorophyll.

Answer #2

The pigments in the plants will actually reflect the colors from the UV wavelength. So chlorophyll a will reflect green and thus giving the plant it’s green color.

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