Why is the celery with red coloring wilting and the blue is healthy?

Subject: Why is the celery with red coloring wilting and the blue is healthy?

Date: Mon Apr 12 22:12:24 1999
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Grade level: 7-9 School: Middle School
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Area of science: Botany
ID: 923973144.Bt

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Transortation experiment using celery, red food coloring and blue food coloring.

After several days, the blue stalk appears much healthier than the red stalk. Why?

Could it be the red in the celery leaves acts as a filter which removes the lights spectrum necessary for the plant to function?

I have searched you sight quite extensively for the answer, please HELP! Thanks, minuccims@aol.com

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