Read the passage from “Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall.”

Anthocyanin, the pigment that gives apples their red and turns leaves red or red-violet, is produced by sugars that remain in the leaf after the supply of nutrients dwindles. Unlike the carotenoids, which color carrots, squash, and corn, and turn leaves orange and yellow, anthocyanin varies from year to year, depending on the temperature and amount of sunlight. The fiercest colors occur in years when the fall sunlight is strongest and the nights are cool and dry (a state of grace scientists find vexing to forecast). This is also why leaves appear dizzyingly bright and clear on a sunny fall day: The anthocyanin flashes like a marquee.

Which terms from the passage are examples of technical language?

Select all that apply.

Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall

carotenoids
anthocyanin
sugars
pigment

a,b,c?

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What is your answer
It's carotenoids, anthocyanin, and pigment. Technical language are words or phrases that are specific to a specialized field of knowledge, sugar is commonly used by the general public.
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