Chloroplasts**

  • oval structures found in PLANT CELLS ONLY
  • contains green pigment called chlorophyll traps LIGHT ENERGY
  • essential for photosynthesis the process by which plants make food
  • no folding of inner membrane
  • has stacks of disks thylakoids
  • double membrane

Exam Technique must state trap light ENERGY

recognizing chloroplasts:

  • no folding of inner membrane
  • stacks of disks thylakoids
  • double membrane