Imagine the leaf is like a little artist who uses different colors to paint itself. During summer, it mainly paints with green because of chlorophyll, which helps it eat sunlight. But as days get shorter and cooler in autumn, the leaf stops using chlorophyll, and other hidden colors, like orange and red, start showing up! That’s why we see beautiful fall leaves.
Examples
- A leaf like a green crayon fading into yellow as it gets cooler
- A tree turning red, just like when you put sugar on your apple slices
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See also
- What is florigen?
- Why Do Trees Lose Their Leaves in Autumn?
- What are phytochromes?
- What is chlorophyll?
- How does photosynthesis actually work inside a plant?