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Flashcards in Cell Structure and Function - Chloroplast Deck (5)
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chloroplast

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  • 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​
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parts of chloroplast

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  • Outer membrane
  • Thylakoids​: pancake-like structures
  • Grana​: Stacks of thylakoids
  • Stroma: the space around the grana
3
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chlorophyll

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  • the green light absorbing pigment in the chloroplasts
4
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photosynthesis

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  • Light is required
  • Conversion of solar energy into sugar(glucose)
  • ​Releases oxygen as a by-product (waste)
5
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two parts of photosynthesis

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  • 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.​​​

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