Tuesday, December 11, 2007

For plants on alien worlds, it isn't easy being green

link:http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn11578-for-plants-on-alien-worlds-it-isnt-easy-being-green.html

summary: The greenery on other planets may not be green. the article states Vegetation colour matters and that plants on Earth-sized planets orbiting stars somewhat brighter than the Sun may look yellow or orange, while those on planets orbiting stars much fainter than the Sun might look black. thats why some think that their is plant life out side of the solar system. Plants also absorb green light, but not as strongly, so leaves look green to the eye.

Questions: What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?6c02 + 12h2o + lightenergy yeilds c6h12o6 +602 + 6h2o
What organelles are involved in this process? chlorophil and chloroplast
List three things you learned from this article in your own words.all plants are not green, some plants are efffected by the stars around them,and their could be plant life on a nother planet.
What impact would the absence of this process have on the biosphere? on ours nothing because this passage was about how it could be efeected in outer space

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