Cell Structure and Function - Chloroplast

Question 1

chloroplast

Answer 1

• ONLY IN PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS
• Plants, and some bacteria and protists
• The chloroplast are found in the green parts of the plant
• Usually the leaves
• They get the most sunlight and have large surface areas to collect light ​​
• Double-membraned organelle that arose from endosymbiosis​

Question 2

parts of chloroplast

Answer 2

• Outer membrane
• Thylakoids​: pancake-like structures
• Grana​: Stacks of thylakoids
• Stroma: the space around the grana

Question 3

chlorophyll

Answer 3

• the green light absorbing pigment in the chloroplasts

Question 4

photosynthesis

Answer 4

• Light is required
• Conversion of solar energy into sugar(glucose)
• ​Releases oxygen as a by-product (waste)

Question 5

two parts of photosynthesis

Answer 5

• Light dependent reactions​: Light collection
• “Dark Reactions” light independent reactions: Creation of sugars, This happens all the time not only at night when it is dark.​​​