Function of chloroplast
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Chromoplasts are found in fruits, flowers, roots, and stressed and aging leaves, and are responsible for their distinctive colors. ... Chromoplasts synthesize and store pigments such as orange carotene, yellow xanthophylls, and various other red pigments.
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Functions of Chloroplast
Following are the important chloroplast function:
- The most important function of the chloroplast is to synthesize food by the process of photosynthesis.
- Absorbs light energy and converts it into chemical energy.
- Chloroplast has a structure called chlorophyll which functions by trapping the solar energy and used for the synthesis of food in all green plants.
- Produces NADPH and molecular oxygen (O2) by photolysis of water.
- Produces ATP – Adenosine triphosphate by the process of photosynthesis.
- The carbon dioxide (CO2) obtained from the air is used to generate carbon and sugar during the Calvin Cycle or dark reaction of photosynthesis.
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