Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Color change in leaves


We can see the leaves turn in autumn. During the autumn months, many deciduous trees experience a bright color change in their leaves before the leaves fall. A green leaf is green because of the presence of a group of pigments known as chlorophylls. In summer, they are abundant in the leaf's cells. So the leaves of summer are characteristically green. Hours of sunlight are shotening, chlorophyls are broken. The reds, the purples, and their blended combinations that decorate autumn foliage come from another group of pigments in the cells called anthocyanins. There are 3 points of "beautiful in color change in leaves". 1, There are appreciable change in tempereture between day and night. 2, Hours of sunlight are long. 3, a few damp and thirsty. Let's enjoy★

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