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  2. Photosynthesis - Wikipedia

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    These include the amount of light available, the amount of leaf area a plant has to capture light (shading by other plants is a major limitation of photosynthesis), the rate at which carbon dioxide can be supplied to the chloroplasts to support photosynthesis, the availability of water, and the availability of suitable temperatures for carrying ...

  3. Floral color change - Wikipedia

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    Oenothera will bloom in the evening and appear to be white or yellow, and by morning they fade to pink or orange. [10] Floral color change can also be a result of an increase or decrease in pH. Hydrangea is a model genus for this particular chemical change in flowers.

  4. Color of water - Wikipedia

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    Water color can reveal physical, chemical and bacteriological conditions. In drinking water, green can indicate copper leaching from copper plumbing and can also represent algae growth. Blue can also indicate copper, or might be caused by syphoning of industrial cleaners in the tank of commodes, commonly known as backflowing.

  5. Watercolor illusion - Wikipedia

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    The watercolor effect can be used by artists or illustrators who want to create the effect that the illusion gives off. If they want to create a light hue of a color they can take advantage of this effect and do not have to use any color to make it look like the object is filled in. Another possible application is in computer graphics rendering.

  6. Variegation - Wikipedia

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    This can happen when an air layer is located just under the epidermis resulting in a white or silvery reflection. [8] It is sometimes called blister variegation. [citation needed] Pilea cadierei (aluminum plant) shows this effect. Leaves of most Cyclamen species show such patterned variegation, varying between plants, but consistent within each ...

  7. Structural coloration - Wikipedia

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    The brilliant iridescent colors of the peacock's tail feathers are created by structural coloration, as first noted by Isaac Newton and Robert Hooke.. Structural coloration in animals, and a few plants, is the production of colour by microscopically structured surfaces fine enough to interfere with visible light instead of pigments, although some structural coloration occurs in combination ...

  8. Dangerous holiday gifts, toys and decor most likely to send ...

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    Why that's really dangerous Based on an estimated 7,032 incidents a year, study authors determined that on average one battery-related trip to the emergency room occurs every 1.25 hours in the U.S.

  9. Color - Wikipedia

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    When a pigment or ink is added, wavelengths are absorbed or "subtracted" from white light, so light of another color reaches the eye. If the light is not a pure white source (the case of nearly all forms of artificial lighting), the resulting spectrum will appear a slightly different color. Red paint, viewed under blue light, may appear black ...