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Why are plants green?

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Biology Humor@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

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If anyone’s actually curious why plants didn’t evolve a black photosynth pigment which would absorb nearly all light instead of rejecting green light, the reason is surprisingly complex:

Part 1: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=aAQYpra4aUs

Part 2: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=545rqaOJQD8

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