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ChloroplastsThe food producers of plant cells
Steps of Photosynthesis
1. Sun’s energy hits a chloroplast.
Chloroplast = tiny structures in leaf cells
2. Chlorophyll (chemical inside chloroplasts) uses sun’s energy to…
Combine Carbon Dioxide and Water.
CO² + H²O
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Photosynthesis explained
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJxZH_Y5D4s&feature=related
Chloroplast ultrastructure:1. outer membrane2. intermembrane space3. inner membrane (1+2+3: envelope)4. stroma (aqueous fluid)5. thylakoid lumen (inside of thylakoid)6. thylakoid membrane7. granum (stack of thylakoids)8. thylakoid (lamella)9. starch10. ribosome11. plastidial DNA12. plastoglobule (drop of lipids)