ChloroplastsThe food producers of plant cells

Plants are the basis for all life on Earth. They make…

• Sugars • Oxygen

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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3. Molecular reaction creates sugar and oxygen…

Plant uses sugar for energy.

• Byproduct Oxygen sent into atmosphere.

Part of Chloroplast Function

Outer Membrane

Inner Membrane

Stroma

Thylakoid

Granum

Photosynthesis explained

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJxZH_Y5D4s&feature=related

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Chloroplast_diagram.svg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Chloroplast.svg

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)

Part of Chloroplast Function

Outer Membrane

Inner Membrane

Stroma

Thylakoid

Granum

Name: Bio Ch 6