Plants appear green because they do not absorb the green wavelengths of light. What happens to those green light waves when they hit a plant?

A plant looks green because its pigments absorb many other wavelengths but not much green light. The green light waves bounce off the plant and travel to your eyes, so they are reflected. “Absorbed” would mean the plant takes in that light rather than appearing green from it.

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