Why is most plant life on Earth green?

Question

Just go outside.
Look at trees, grass, bushes, ect. Why is it all green? Like why aren’t they all different colors? Why does it mostly all have to be green?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

The theory is chlorophyll evolved to be green to take the light left by purple bacteria on the ocean surface millions of years ago, then all the purple died out and green took over.
Edit: I spent to long looking through my YouTube history to get the [link](https://youtu.be/srzniA8EKDk) where I learned this. Skip to 5:15 to hear what I said.