"Rainbow catchers" is a phrase describing a pigment that is present in plant cells. Explain what pigment is being referred to and why "rainbow catcher" is a good description of its function.
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ReplyDeletewell folks, i believe its called the rainbow catcher because it absorbs all colors of light except green making it a "rainbow catcher." like, catches all colors except green ya know? :)
ReplyDeleteLight is normally "white" so we cannot see it. This white light gets bent when it passes through raindrops or prisms, the colors we normally wouldn't see coming into view: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet. These colors can be reflected or absorbed by different materials. Chlorophyll in chloroplasts absorb every color but green. Since the plant absorbs most of the rainbow, it could be called a "rainbow catcher".
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When light is put out it is all colors yet to the eyes they only appear as certain colors, which are the colors that are absorbed into the object, in plant cells, the color green is absorbed and reflected. Malayna
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ReplyDeletePlant cells reflect green light and absorb all the other colors.
Chlorophyll is the pigment that is presenting in the plant cells. It is being referred to because it absorbs light, but green. It's a good description because the rainbow is very colorful and the rainbow catches the colors when you have a rainbow out. Plus it's a pretty name :)
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white is being absorbed and all the other colors are being reflected.
ReplyDeleteSHELBY
The pigment that is being referred to is chlorophyll. rainbow catcher is a good name for it because chlorophyll absorbs all the colors but green, green is reflected.
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I think it is saying that plants are catching/absorbing every color of the rainbow/light besides green :Josh
ReplyDeleteThe pigment they are referring to is the pigment that's in every plant. I know that chorlophyll makes the green color because it reflects the color green. Rainbow catcher is a good description of its funciton because no matter what the weather is the plant will always have its green color and the flower will always have the color it is supposed to be.
ReplyDeleteHope :)
All of these colors (red, orange, blue, green, yellow, violet) refer to the color white. When you see white, you're seeing all of these colors being reflected and absorbed. "Rainbow Catcher" explains this well because its all the colors of the prism being combined to form one pigment, white. They're catching all of the colors and getting one in return.
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Bethany
The pigment being described i'm guessing is green for chloraphyll, because they are talking about plant cells. This is a good description because plant cells are green because they reflect green light which is attracted by the rainbow catcher in the cell
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ReplyDeletethe Pigment is what makes the chlorophyl green. it reflect green wavelength of light. the "rainbow catcher" reflects all of the other colors making it a rainbow:)
I forgot to mention that this applies to plants because they have chlorophyll. Here the rainbow catchers absorb all the colors but green which gives chlorophyll its color, which helps in photosynthesis. Rainbow Catchers are awesome and very important:)
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Trent
ReplyDeleteplant cells take in all colors except green and reflect it back
Because it absorbs all colors except for green wich gives plants their green color.
ReplyDeleteAustin
The Pigment is described as chlorophyll. The plant cell is green but it reflects green wavelengths so the chloroplast is green.
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ReplyDeletethe pigment is what turns the chlorophyl green. wich means all other colors are absorbed but green and it is reflected thats what gives the plant the green color."rainbow catcher" reflects all light thats why you can see the colors because if they were absorbed then none of the colors would be visible.
I believe that pigment is called a rainbow catcher because is catches all colors except green, thus causing the plant to appear green. Chlorophyll is the agent that absorbs light and makes the plant green.
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kinze=D
The pigment they are referring to is chlorophyl, because they both reflect green light.
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