Mainly for our lack of knowledge about the subject and the effects it can have on a specific country, we also chose this subject to search for solutions in the end of this report. In this report, we examined the causes of famine, the illness effects it has on sufferers, and solutions.
The two kinds of chlorophyll in plants complement each other in absorbing sunlight. Plants are able to satisfy their energy requirements by absorbing light from the blue and red parts of the spectrum. However, there is still a large spectral region between 500 and 600 nm where chlorophyll absorbs very little light, and plants appear green because this light is reflected.
Photosynthesis. Light is important to plants because it allows them to make their own food. This process, called photosynthesis, is when a plant absorbs light energy and combines it with water and carbon dioxide to create food -- starches and sugars -- as well as water and oxygen.