Why is most plant life on Earth green?

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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?

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TLDR: Chlorophyll

Plant cells are fill with Chlorophyll a green pigment. Chlorophyll is critical for photosynthesis as it helps plants absorb light.

Since plants are powered by photosynthesis and need sunlight to live, they all have Chlorophyll so they are green.

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