chloroplast
Chloroplasts carry out photosynthesis. This topic is part of Biology within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
chloroplast trivia questions
Chloroplasts are found mainly in what cells?
Answer: Plant cells
Bonus fact: Chloroplasts carry out photosynthesis.
What green pigment is found inside chloroplasts?
Answer: Chlorophyll
Bonus fact: Chlorophyll absorbs light energy.
What internal membrane sacs in chloroplasts contain photosynthetic pigments?
Answer: Thylakoids
Bonus fact: Stacks of thylakoids are called grana.
Which tissue layer contains many chloroplast-rich cells and lies beneath the upper leaf surface?
Answer: Palisade mesophyll
Bonus fact: Palisade cells are specialized for photosynthesis.
In plant and green-algal cells, which organelle is the site of photosynthesis?
Answer: Chloroplast
Bonus fact: Chloroplasts are membrane-enclosed organelles that also contain their own genomes.
In which organelles is chlorophyll found in plant cells?
Answer: Chloroplasts
Bonus fact: Chlorophyll molecules are embedded in thylakoid membranes.