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Why do leaves change color?
Chlorophyll breaks down as the days get shorter. The yellows and oranges, carotenoids, were in the leaf all along. Reds are different. Anthocyanins are made fresh each autumn, from sugars trapped in the leaf. See the cross-section sketch →
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Three pigments: chlorophyll, carotenoids, anthocyanins. Which one is made in autumn?
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Map how sunlight, water and CO₂ move through a single leaf.
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Why do leaves change color?
Chlorophyll breaks down as the days get shorter. The yellows were there all along.
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Draw it out
Sunlight, water and CO₂ through one leaf.
Quiz on Friday
Which pigment is made in autumn?
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Chapter 4.pdf
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Which pigment is made fresh each autumn?
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Draw the leaf
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Mitosis in 90 seconds
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Why do some trees stay green all winter?
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Before Friday
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Why do leaves change color?

Chlorophyll breaks down as the days get shorter. The yellows and oranges, carotenoids, were in the leaf all along.

Three pigments

Reds are different. Anthocyanins are made fresh each autumn, from sugars trapped in the leaf as the veins close off.

A cold, sunny week makes the reds brighter. A warm, wet one dulls them.

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Reds are different. Anthocyanins are made fresh each autumn, from sugars trapped in the leaf.

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How a bill becomes law
Introduced in either chamber, sent to committee, debated, voted on, then passed to the other chamber.
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