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Technology Stocks : InfoSpace (INSP): Where GNET went!
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To: red_dog who wrote (11121)8/11/1999 2:47:00 PM
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<<The fall of the leaves is usually preceded by the destruction of the chlorophyll.>>

Is it really that chlorophyll is destroyed or simply that it's no longer needed prior to the perpetual cycle of seasonal changes? <g>

When the water supply is cut off from the leaves, and the chlorophyll disappears, only then are the beautiful fall colors which have always been present but hidden by the chlorophyll come into view. You see, during the summer, leaves make more glucose than what is really necessary to maintain the plant's growth and maintenance. Though sugar is converted into starch for storage, seasonal changes make it unnecessary for such active food production... Leaves have been preparing for the inevitable fall throughout the long summer days. These cyclical changes allow for fresh, healthy growth in the spring.

It is a natural cycle and definitely in the best interest of the plant's long term growth that it occurs with consistency and regularity. ;)

See what I mean? :)

[I'm making analogies which on the surface appear tangential though this post is actually on topic. Hey, you guys started it!]
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