Page 89 - A Chain of Miracles

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With regard to visible light, an-
other interesting point is that its
different colors can travel vary-
ing distances through water. Red
light, for example, comes to an
end below 18 meters (59 feet).
Yellow light can travel up to 100
meters (328 feet). Green and
blue light descend to 240 meters
(787 feet). This design is most
important, because the light nec-
essary for photosynthesis is pri-
marily blue and green. Since
water can transmit light of these
colors further than other wave-
lengths, plants that make photo-
synthesis can live at depths of
up to 240 meters (787 feet).

perficially could argue that if sunlight had different properties, plants
would have adapted accordingly. But this is most certainly impossi-
ble. George Greenstein admits that this is, even though he is an evo-
lutionist:
One might think that a certain adaptation has been at work here: the
adaptation of plant life to the properties of sunlight. After all, if the Sun
were a different temperature could not some other molecule, tuned to
absorb light of a different color, take the place of chlorophyll?
Remarkably enough the answer is no, for within broad limits all mole-
cules absorb light of similar colors. The absorption of light is accom-
plished by the excitation of electrons in molecules to higher energy
states, and the same no matter what molecule you are discussing.

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