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Research - Why are Leaves Green
Leaves are always linked with the color “GREEN”, and if you ask somebody: “why are leaves green?” The answer would probably be: “Because of the cholorphyll, and they are green.” However, this has not answered the core question - so why cholophyll is green? With such doubt, I started the research about this topic and gained a lot throughout the process.
This research was conducted in June 2020. Although it seems nosense, actually there’s a whole lot story about it - we can even start from the origin of cell.
In one paragraph, we can seperate my personal explainations into four connected steps:
- Start fromt the definition of leaf - how shall we define leaf?
- What is the definition of color and is cholorphyll essential for photosynthesis?
- Major difference between light reaction and dark reaction of photosynthesis
- As lifes come from ocean - how speciality of aqua environment shape photosynthesis
- ancient biological niche and “purple earth” hypothesis
The underlying video is the final result of my research. Sorry that all the contents are in Chinese.
With heavy workload in university, I don’t have time to upload an English version currently, but I will update a English version if I have time in 2022 summer, thank you!