Chloroplast

Chloroplast

Large cellular organelle that contains chlorophyll, consists of a complex lammelar system of membranes, and functions as the site of photosynthesis in green algae and green plant cells.

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chloroplast

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A disk-like organelle with a double membrane, found in some protists and all green plant cells, that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis.

chloroplast

Archaeology; Evolution

A structure (or organelle) found in some cells of plants; its function is photosynthesis.

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Disk-like organelles with a double membrane found in eukaryotic plant cells; contain thylakoids and are the site of photosynthesis. ATP is generated during photosynthesis by ...

chloroplast

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Tiny part of a cell in green plants and some algae. Photosynthesis takes place in chloroplast.

chloroplast

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In eukaryotic organisms, the cellular organelle in which photosynthesis takes place,

chloroplast

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