Definitions for "Chloroplast"
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A plastid containing chlorophyll, developed only in cells exposed to the light. Chloroplasts are minute flattened granules, usually occurring in great numbers in the cytoplasm near the cell wall, and consist of a colorless ground substance saturated with chlorophyll pigments. Under light of varying intensity they exhibit phototactic movements. In animals chloroplasts occur only in certain low forms.
A double-membrane-bound organelle that contains chlorophyll and is found in plant cells. Chloroplasts are responsible for mediating photosynthesis.
In African Violets and other plants, the part of a plant cell which contains chlorophyll. A typical leaf cell contains about 50 chloroplasts.
Membrane-bound organelle found in the cytoplasm of various eukaryotic organisms that contain the chlorophyll pigments and the enzyme systems for photosynthesis. Prokaryotic photosynthetic organisms do not have chloroplasts.
an oval chlorophyll-bearing body found in the cytoplasm in cells of green plants
The substance that makes a plant cell green. Also involved in converting sunlight to energy.
In eukaryotic organisms, the cellular organelle in which photosynthesis takes place.
Chloroplast Organelle containing chlorophyll, which carries out photosynthesis in green algae and higher plants
double membrane organelle found in green parts of plants. It is the site of photosynthesis.
an organelle present in algae and plant cells that contains chlorophyll and is involved in photosynthesis
Organelle inside a cell that contains chlorophyll, the substance necessary for photosynthesis. This is where the action in making simple sugars occurs.
A specialized organelle in plant cells that is surrounded by a double membrane and contains internal chlorophyll-containing membranes (thylakoids) where the light-absorbing reactions of photosynthesis occur. ( Figure 16-34)
One of the photosynthetic organelles of a eukaryotic cell.
A plastid in photosynthetically active cells that contains chlorophyll, and is the site of photosynthesis.
cell organelles descended from cyanobacteria, active in photosynthesis
A plastid containing chlorophyll. This is the site of photosynthesis. Found in algae and plants.
an organelle within green plants in which photosynthesis occurs.
the structures in plants in which photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, a photosynthetic pigment used in the process of photosynthesis. The chief structures within the chloroplast are the stroma and granum, which host the photochemical and thermochemical stages of photosynthesis.
DIAGRAMS: Chloroplast / Stomata / Cytoplasm PHOTOS
organelle present in the chlorophyll cells of photosynthetic organisms, where light energy is transformed into chemical energy
('klOr-&-"plast) — Green, oval-shaped structures that enable plants to make sugars through photosynthesis.
A small body of protoplasm in a cell which contains chlorophyll and is where photosynthesis takes place.
klor-O-plast Green disc containing chlorophyll. Found in plant cells and used to make food by photosynthesis.
A type of plastid (an organelle) in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis. Chloroplasts are power plants in plant cells.
A circular molecule of DNA found in all photosynthetic plants which codes for the function of photosynthesis. (see also: , )
The central, light-utilizing organelles of all eukaryotic phototrophs : Evolutionarily derived from endosymbiotic cyanobacteria, chloroplasts are dense, oblong particles, about one ten-thousandth of an inch in size, surrounded by two membranes and filled with stacks (grana) of flat, membranous pouches (thylakoids) bearing membrane embedded photosystems I and II, together with associated electron-transfer chains. ~ See Also: Chlorophyll, Cyanobacteria, Electron-transfer chain, Endosymbiont.
the tiny spheres in plant cells that contain chlorophyll.
a cellular organelle that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis and starch formation in plant cells
a chlorophyll-containing organelle of some plant cells that captures sunlight and synthesizes organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water, a process called photosynthesis
a kind of plastid, which is not a lysosome
a kind of plastid, which is not a ribosome
a large, complex double membraned organelle that performs the function of photosynthesis within plant cells
an organelle, found in the cells of plants , in which the metabolic process of photosynthesis takes place
an organelle that is present in plant cells but not in animal
a part of a cell that looks like a little green thing
a specific kind of organelle
Cellular organelle containing membranes ( thylakoids) in which photosynthesis takes place. Chloroplasts also have a DNA chromosome, which is generally maternally inherited through the egg cytoplasm.
Membrane-bound organelle involved in photosynthesis
parts of the plant cell that contains the chlorophyll Cilia: tiny hairs on the surface of some cells that move back and forward.
A plastid (body) located within the plant cell, and in which photosynthesis takes place.
A chlorophyll-bearing body generally found inside a leaf cell
KLOR-o-plast A plant cell organelle housing the reactions of photosynthesis. 74, 151
A membrane-enclosed structure that contains the green pigment molecules (chlorophyll) essential for photosynthesis (i.e. food production).
the body in a plant cell which contains chlorophyll
A chlorophyll-containing organelle in plants that is the site of photosynthesis.
A subcellular organelle which contains chlorophyll and enzymes necessary to perform photosynthesis. Has an inner and outer membrane, as well as a third membrane bound sac, the thylakoid. Stacks of thylakoids are called grana, where the Light Reaction occurs. The cytoplasm of the chlorplast is called the stroma, and the Light Independant Reaction (carbon fixation) occurs here.
special organelles found in the cells of green plants in which photosynthesis takes place.
A structure within plant cells containing chlorophyll and other pigments that carry out photosynthesis.
A cell with a complex internal structure of stacked, photosynthetic pigment-bearing, membranous discs set in a matrix. The chloroplasts of various algae also possess areas of starch formation (see pyrenoid).
a plastid containing chlorophyll found in plant cells.
uses solar energy to form ATP ( www.studyisland.com) Chloroplasts are specialized organelles found in all higher plant cells. These organelles contain the plant cell's chlorophyll, hence provide the green color. They have a double outer membrane. Within the stroma are other membrane structures - the thylakoids and grana (singular = granum) where photosynthesis takes place. www.cellsalive.com/cells/chloropl.htm
Chloroplasts are organelles found only in plants. They contain chlorophyll and host photosynthesis.
the organelle in the cytoplasm of plant cells where chlorophyll is stored.
A chlorophyll-containing plastid found in algal and green plant cells.
A chlorophyll-containing organelle (plastid) that gives the green colour to leaves and stems. Plastids harvest light energy that is used to fix carbon dioxide in the process called photosynthesis.
a structure that contains chlorophyll and is found in the cells of leaves and stems of green plants
The microscopic body within the cell which contains chlorophyll.
The cellular organelle that contains chlorophyll and where photosynthesis takes place.
The chlorophyll-containing organelle in green plants in which light energy is converted into sugars.
The inclusions (plastids) within plant cells which contain chlorophyll.
A structure (or organelle) found in some cells of plants; its function is photosynthesis.
The portion of a cell that contains the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll.
An organelle found in the green tissues of plants - chloroplasts give plant tissues their green colour - which contain their own genetic material (genome). Up to 50,000 plastid genomes can be present in a given plant cell.
tiny organ-like parts of photosynthetic eukaryotic cells where chlorophyll is contained.
A specialized component of certain cells; contains chlorophyll and is responsible for photosynthesis.
A flattened plant cell which is able to perform photosynthesis.
A type of plastid containing chlorophyll.
A bacteria like green organelle in the cells of plants as well as in many protists. This organelle is the site of photosynthesis and gets its name from the presence of the green pigments, the chlorophylls.
Cellular part of plants responsible for photosynthesis and containing photosynthetic pigments and enzymes.
a plastid that contains chlorophyll and is the location of photosynthesis and starch formation in a plant cell
Organelle in a cell that contains chlorophyll and produces organic energy through photosynthesis.
A plastid containing chlorophyll, the building block of photosynthesis and starch formation.
an elongated or disc-shaped organelle containing chlorophyll. Photosynthesis (in which energy from sunlight is converted into chemical energy - food) takes place in the chloroplasts.
Chloroplasts are organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae that conduct photosynthesis. Chloroplasts absorb sunlight and use it in conjunction with water and carbon dioxide to produce sugars. Chloroplasts capture light energy from the sun to conserve free energy in the form of ATP and reduce NADP to NADPH through a complex set of processes called photosynthesis.