Jayden sows pea seeds and watches them grow into seedlings. To better understand photosynthesis, he keeps one pea plant under green light and the other pea plant under yellow light. What would likely be the result in a few days? A.
Neither pea plants will conduct photosynthesis.
B.
The pea plant under yellow light will grow more than the pea plant under green light.
C.
Both pea plants will grow at the same rate.
D.
The pea plant under green light will conduct more photosynthesis than the pea plant under yellow light.
E.
The plant under yellow light will start wilting.

Tip
The color of light used for photosynthesis depends on the pigment in the plant. For example, green plants with chlorophylls and carotenoids have a maximum activity with violet-blue and red light. Basically, whatever color the plant is, that is the color of light that it is reflecting instead of absorbing and using for photosynthesis.