Chloroplasts are organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae that conduct photosynthesis.
Chloroplasts contain several important membranes, vital for their function. Like mitochondria, chloroplasts have a double-membrane envelope, called the chloroplast envelope.
chloroplast (chloroplastid)
a body that contains chlorophyll
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
Chloroplasts
A typical plant cell (e.g., in the palisade layer of a leaf) might contain as many as 50 chloroplasts.
Chloroplasts
One of the most widely recognized and important characteristics of plants is their ability to conduct photosynthesis, in effect, to make their own food by converting light energy into chemical energy.
Chloroplasts - Show me the Green
Chloroplasts are the food producers of the cell. They are only found in plant cells and some protists. Animal cells do not have chloroplasts.
chloroplast -- A chlorophyll-containing plastid found in algal and green plant cells.
chromosome -- Linear piece of eukaryotic DNA, often bound by specialized proteins known as histones.
chloroplasts Disk-like organelles with a double membrane found in eukaryotic plant cells; contain thylakoids and are the site of photosynthesis. ATP is generated during photosynthesis by chemiosmosis. PICTURE ...
Chloroplast: In eukaryotic organisms, the cellular organelle in which photosynthesis takes place,
Chromosome: A linear sequence of genes wound up with proteins into a single unit that is found in the nucleus of cells. See also DNA, genes.
Chloroplasts and endosymbiosis
Like mitochondria, chloroplasts have their own DNA, termed cpDNA.
chloroplast
(klor-oh-plast) [Gk. chloros, green + plastos, formed]
An organelle found only in plants and photosynthetic protists that absorbs sunlight and uses it to drive the synthesis of organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water.
chloroplast
A subcellular organelle which contains chlorophyll and enzymes necessary to perform photosynthesis. Has an inner and outer membrane, as well as a third membrane bound sac, the thylakoid.
Chloroplast a photosynthetic organelle in plant and protista cells
(chloro = green; plasti = formed‚ molded) ...
Chloroplast: A major component of a plastid in green plants and eukaryotic algae of any colour. It is involved in photosynthesis. Prokaryotic photosynthetic organisms do not have chloroplasts.
Chloroplasts
An area in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll and is the location of photosynthesis and starch formation.
Chorionic villus sampling ...
Chloroplast chromosome Circular DNA found in the photosynthesizing organelle (chloroplast) of plants instead of the cell nucleus where most genetic material is located.
Chloroplast structure
The photograph below is an elodea leaf X 400. Individual cells are clearly visible. The tiny green structures within the cells are chloroplasts.
Click the image (above) to enlarge it.
Chloroplast The plant organelle in which photosynthesis takes place.
Chloroplast DNA (ctDNA)
The circular, superhelical double-strand DNA of the chloroplasts. The structure is two inverted repeats separating one small single copy and one large single copy.
Chloroplasts (plastids)
Surrounded by a double membrane, containing stacked thylakoid membranes. Responsible for photosynthesis, the trapping of light energy for the synthesis of sugars.
Chloroplast (plant cells only): Chloroplasts are specialized organelles found in all higher plant cells. These organelles contain the plant cell's chlorophyll responsible for the plant's green color. Chloroplasts have a double outer membrane.
Chloroplasts also have double membrane but instead of having the inner one thrown into folds, there are stacks of disk shaped membranes where the light reactions of photosynthesis occur.
chloroplast - specialized organelle in green algae and plants that contains chlorophyll and performs photosynthesis ...
chloroplast A plastid containing chlorophyll and usually other pigments, found in cytoplasm of plant cells.
Choana choane = funnel. Nasal passage.
choanocyte One of the flagellate collar cells that line cavities and canals of sponges.
Chloroplasts and mitochondria are organelles within eukaryotic cells (cells of organisms other than bacteria, which do not have organelles). These organelles have their own genetic material.
A chloroplast prior to the development of chlorophyll.
Was this definition helpful?
Would you have liked more information?
See chloroplast DNA.
Related Terms:
Chloroplast DNA (ctDNA)
The circular, superhelical double-strand DNA of the chloroplasts. The structure is two inverted repeats separating one small single copy and one large single copy.
Chlorophyll - the green material found in chloroplasts that is active in photosynthesis
Chloroplasts - membrane-bound organelles containing chlorophyll that is found in photosynthetic organisms ...
capable of capturing energy via the green pigment (chlorophyll) inside the chloroplast, and of using carbon dioxide and water to produce sugars as food and oxygen as byproduct.
foods are stored in forms of sugars and starch ...
Mitochondrial DNAMitochondria, and chloroplasts in plants, carry their own small chromosomes, usually in multiple copies per organelle. These carry a limited number of genes which code for rRNA, tRNA and a few organelle proteins.
The set of chromosomes in a cell and any other hereditary information found in the mitochondria, chloroplasts, or other locations is collectively known as its genome.
- The energy molecule of cells, synthesized mainly in mitochondria and chloroplasts. Energy from its breakdown drives many important cellular reactions.
Adventitious Presence of Genetically Modified (GM) Material in Non-GM Products ...
Eukarya acquired mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA from Bacteria. Nuclear genes in eukaryotes seem to be derived from Bacteria as well, not just from Archaea. Genes are also shared between Archaea and Bacteria.
chromosome A linkage structure consisting of a specific linear sequence of genetic information. In TAIR there are 5 nuclear chromosomes (1-5) , the chloroplast chromosome (C) and the mitochondrial chromosome (M).
These substances are organized to constitute the living organelles, as endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, chloroplasts, mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, nucleolus, nucleus, lysosomes, vacuoles, and centrosomes.
 See also: Organ, Plant, Cells, Chloroplasts, Trans
|
