Multiple choice

Leaves of plants are green in colour because

  1. they can convert chloroplasts into chlorophyll

  2. they contain chloroplyll in chloroplasts

  3. they use the solar energy to prepare food from carbon dioxide and water

  4. they can convert solar energy into chemical energy

  5. they can absorb solar energy by chlorophyll
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. The plants are green because they have green chloroplasts (organelles that carry out photosynthesis). Chlorophyll is a pigment found in the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplasts in the leaves.

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