What green pigment helps plants capture sunlight?
AnswerChlorophyll
Chlorophyll absorbs red and blue light and reflects green.
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Green facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about going green, sustainability and nature, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Which of these is a renewable energy source?
AnswerSolar power
Sunlight is replenished naturally.
Going deeper
What does composting do?
AnswerTurns organic waste into nutrient-rich soil
Microbes break down food scraps and yard waste.
Compared with incandescent bulbs, LED bulbs use roughly how much less energy?
AnswerAt least 75% less
LEDs also last many times longer.
Which 1962 book by Rachel Carson helped launch the environmental movement?
AnswerSilent Spring
It raised alarms about pesticides like DDT.
Expert level
Who founded the Green Belt Movement tree-planting effort and won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize?
AnswerWangari Maathai
Her movement has planted tens of millions of trees in Kenya.
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is in which country?
AnswerNorway
It stores backup seeds deep inside an Arctic mountain.
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