Why do plants of predominantly green color live near the surface of water bodies, and red at great depths?
October 30, 2020 | Education
| to a depth of several tens and hundreds of meters, only short-wavelength rays penetrate: blue and violet. For their absorption (with the subsequent transfer of energy to chlorophyll molecules), algae have a significant amount of red and yellow pigments. They mask the green color of chlorophyll and make the plants appear red.
