Light Absorption in Plants
Light Absorption in Plants is how leaves soak up certain colors of light to make their own food.
Think of it this way
A leaf works like a sponge in a bowl of colored water. The sponge soaks up red and blue water but leaves the green water behind. That leftover green water is what you see — the green color bouncing away. The absorbed colors give the sponge energy to do its work.
Explaining light absorption in plants by grade level
Plants need light the way you need a meal. Their green leaves catch light and use it to make food inside. If you cover a leaf so no light gets in, that part stops making food. The green color fades where the leaf sat in the dark.