Plastids Flashcards
1
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Chloroplasts are
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Oval shaped, double unit membrane
2
Q
Stroma
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Liquid contents
3
Q
Lamellae
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Laters of membrane found in stroma
4
Q
Thylakoids
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Thickening found on lamellae, stack is called granum, various pigments
5
Q
Chlorophyll
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Green pigment
6
Q
Cartenoids
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Yellow, orange and red pigments
7
Q
Pigments
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Photosynthesis, color
8
Q
In chlorplasts
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Carotenoids masked, green
9
Q
Photosynthesis
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- radiant to chemical potential
* H2O with CO2 to form glucose, O2 by product
10
Q
Structure of chromoplasts
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Same as chlorplasts, no chlorophyll
11
Q
Chromoplasts found in
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Most plant parts, color changes, looses chlorophyll
12
Q
Leucoplasts are
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Colorless
13
Q
Leucoplasts are responsible for
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Food storage
14
Q
Amyloplasts
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Leucoplasts that store starch
15
Q
Plastids are
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Organelles found in plant cells only
