Plant Cell Structure Flashcards
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What are Grana?
A
Stacks of discs called ‘Thylakoids’
Where the first stage of photosynthesis happens
1
Q
What is the chloroplast envelope?
A
A double plasma membrane that surrounds the organelle
It is highly selective
2
Q
What is the photosynthesis pigment within and Thylakoid?
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Chlorophyll
3
Q
What joins stacks of granum together?
A
Intergranal lamella
4
Q
What is the stroma?
A
A fluid filled matrix
Where 2nd stage of photosynthesis happens
Contains many structure like starch grains
5
Q
In what 3 ways is a palisade cell adapted for photosynthesis?
A
Long thin cells so has continuous layer to absorb sunlight
Many chloroplasts arranged in bed position for sunlight
Large vacuole pushes cytoplasm and chloroplast to edge of cell
