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Do green stems participate in photosynthesis?

Do green stems participate in photosynthesis?

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L. Gibson

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Answered Jan 28, 2021

The truth is that green leaves play important roles during photosynthesis, but this does not mean that other parts of the plant do not take part in this process. What this means is that all parts of the plant participate in photosynthesis, including the stems.

The process of photosynthesis occurs in green leaves as well as in green stems, as long as they contain the chloroplasts. This specialized cell structure (chloroplast) is very important in green plants for them to produce their own food. Green stems also participate in photosynthesis because they also contain chloroplasts.

Although plants need to have chloroplasts in their cells, the process of photosynthesis also involves the presence of carbon dioxide and water. When these are available, the products of photosynthesis are usually glucose and oxygen. The two reactions of photosynthesis are light-dependent reaction and light-independent reaction.

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G. Cole

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G. Cole, English Professor, PhD, Canterbury

Answered Jan 22, 2021

The correct answer to this question is yes. All parts of the plant that are the color green participate in photosynthesis, which includes the green stem. Out of all the leaves that a plant has, green leaves are more efficient during the process of photosynthesis, especially when there are low light levels.

However, if the day is sunny and bright, there is not a difference between the efficiency of red and green leaves. The reason that many leaves look like the color green is because of chlorophyll, which is a pigment. Chlorophyll is in the chloroplasts and there are about .5 million chloroplasts in the millimeter of a leaf.

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Answered Jan 20, 2021

One thing that some people may not know is that photosynthesis is normally performed by plants not only on their leaves but also on their stems. The key here is that the stems should be color green so that they can photosynthesize properly. The color green in a plant is an indication that chloroplast is present which is needed to perform photosynthesis.

It is through the process of photosynthesis that plants would rely on different factors to ensure that they would be able to create food. They would need Carbon Dioxide that is normally released by human beings so that in turn, they can create oxygen that humans need.

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A. Cook

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Answered Oct 31, 2018

There are some people who have assumed that the green stems have no participation when it comes to photosynthesis but actually, even those that are dark green and the fruit that has not turned ripe yet, can all participate in the process. Even if they have a small participation, most of the photosynthesis occurs on the leaves of the plant.

You may be wondering how can green stems participate in photosynthesis. This is because of the chloroplasts that are located within the cell structures of the plant. Photosynthesis is a process that plants need to go through in order to keep the plant alive.

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V. Barnes

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Answered May 18, 2018

Yes, green stems and green leaves, and even green fruit (unripe), participate in photosynthesis. Actually any part of a plant that is green participates in photosynthesis. Green leaves are the most efficient at photosynthesis if the light levels are low. But, on a sunny day, there is little to no difference between green leaves and red leaves.

Leaves look green because they contain a pigment called chlorophyll. This pigment is located within chloroplasts. “There are about half a million chloroplasts per square millimeter of leaf surface.” The chlorophyll absorbs the light energy and the synthesis of food molecules takes place in the chloroplasts.

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