Question

What is the purpose of a chloroplast, explain the process?

Answer 1

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plastids are of two types

✓ chloroplast
✓ leuvoplast

• chromoplast with coloured chlorophyll are called chloroplast

• chloroplast has chlorophyll as it helps in plants making their food by the process of photosynthesis

• chloroplast contain various yellow or orange pigments in addition to chlorophyll

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Answer 2

Photosynthesis occurs in eukaryotic cell structures called chloroplasts. A chloroplast is a type of plant cell organelle known as a plastid. Plastids assist in storing and harvesting needed substances for energy production. A chloroplast contains a green pigment called chlorophyll, which absorbs light energy for photosynthesis. Hence, the name chloroplast indicates that these structures are chlorophyll-containing plastids.

Like mitochondria, chloroplasts have their own DNA, are responsible for energy production, and reproduce independently from the rest of the cell through a division process similar to bacterial binary fission. Chloroplasts are also responsible for producing amino acids and lipid components needed for chloroplast membrane production. Chloroplasts can also be found in other photosynthetic organisms, such as algae and cyanobacteria.