Monday, September 5, 2011

Chloroplast

The chloroplast is where photosynthesis takes place in plant cells
Where it is: in the cytoplasm

What it looks like: a rod shaped membrane with inner structures, flat disc structures called thylakoids that are arranged into columns called grana

What it does: this organelle, which is found only in plant cells, contains chlorophyll, with which it preforms photosynthesis, giving the plant energy

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