Question: Is such a stack of layers more reflective than a single layer of guanine with cytoplasm underneath? Yes, because guanine increases reflected fraction of the

Is such a stack of layers more reflective than a single layer of guanine with cytoplasm underneath?
Yes, because guanine increases reflected fraction of the incident light.No, because part of the reflected light is caught in secondary reflections, decreasing overall amount of reflected light.Yes, because each interface reflects a part of the transmitted light.No, because reflected fraction of the incident light is the same regardless of the number of reflections

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