Question

what is a chloroplast?

Answer 1

a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place

Answer 2

Answer :-

"Chloroplasts" can be defined as the the photosynthetic organelles of green plants.

Extra Information :-

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• The term "Chloroplast" was coined by the scientist- "A.J.W. Schimper" in the year 1883.

• The shape, size and distribution of chloroplasts may vary from cell to cell in a species.

• The Chloroplasts come under of the size range of about a few microns.

• In higher plants, there are about 20 to 49 Chloroplasts in each cell.

• Chloroplasts are the sites of photosynthesis due to which a plant is able to capture sunlight.

• Chloroplasts act as the factories for the synthesis of sugars in autotrophic eukaryotes.