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How Does Photosynthesis Work in Plants?
Chloroplasts play a key role in the process of photosynthesis. Learn about photosynthesis's...
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The Function and Structure of Chloroplasts
Chloroplasts circulate within plant cells. The green coloration comes from chlorophyll...
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How Are Plant Cells Different from Animal Cells?
All living things are composed of cells.
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How different parts of a cell interact
Learn about the different cell organelles, including the mitochondrion, the nucleus,...
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Explore the anatomy of a plant's mesophyll to understand how chlorophyll generates a green appearance
An explanation of how structures inside the leaf contribute to plant coloration.
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The Process of Photosynthesis in Plants Explained
The location, importance, and mechanisms of photosynthesis. Study the roles of chloroplasts,...
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Chloroplasts
A micrograph of moss leaf cells showing the white cell walls and numerous green chloroplasts.
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Chloroplast structure
The internal (thylakoid) membrane vesicles are organized into stacks, which reside...
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Chemiosmosis in chloroplasts
Chemiosmosis in chloroplasts that results in the donation of a proton for the production...
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spinach chloroplast
Electron micrograph of an isolated spinach chloroplast.
Courtesy of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
Chloroplast
False-color transmission electron micrograph of a chloroplast in a bean leaf.
Kevin Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen/Wellcome Collection, London (CC BY 4.0)
Chloroplast
Internal structures of the chloroplast. The interior contains flattened sacs of photosynthetic...
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Bacterial, animal, and plant cells compared
Bacterial cells differ from animal cells and plant cells in several ways. One fundamental...
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Organelles of eukaryotic cells
A defining feature of eukaryotic cells is the presence of membrane-bound organelles...
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