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Why Leaves Change Color in Fall

© Contributed by Leanne Guenther

Why do leaves turn color in autumn?  That's a very exciting question -- with an equally exciting answer!

Inside a leaf there are millions of little packages of color in green, yellow and orange.

• The green packages are called chlorophyll
• The yellow packages are called xanthophyll
• The orange packages are called carotene

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