Chloroplast flashcard sets

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chloroplast definitions
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1organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy172 sets
2plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments103 sets
3an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs56 sets
4a structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food53 sets
5site of photosynthesis35 sets
6a plastid containing chlorophyll, the site of photosynthesis34 sets
7organelle found in some plant cells and certain unicellular organisms where photosynthesis takes place24 sets
8green structure in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll21 sets
9a structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food.17 sets
10an 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.17 sets
11photosynthesis17 sets
12an organelle found only in plants and photosynthetic protists that absorbs sunlight and uses it to drive the synthesis of organic compounds from carbon dioxide to water. it consists of an inner and outer membrane, a thylakoid and thylakoid membrane, and stroma.17 sets
13organelle in plant cells that converts the energy in sunlight into sugars15 sets
14uses energy from sunlight to make energy-rich food14 sets
15an organelle containing chlorophyll for photosynthesis14 sets
16uses sunlight to make carbohydrates in plants, some bacteria and protists13 sets
17organelles found in the cells of plants and algae12 sets
18where photosynthesis occurs10 sets
19contains chlorophyll to make food10 sets
20a plastid containing chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis9 sets
21an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs.9 sets
22organelles that capture the energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy in a process called photosynthesis9 sets
23small green particle containing cholorphyll found in leaves8 sets
24organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy.8 sets
25use light energy to make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water8 sets
26green, chlorophyll-containing, plant-cell organelle that uses light energy to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water7 sets
27makes food7 sets
28energy-producing organelle that looks like a stack of coins6 sets
29a plastid containing chlorophyll.6 sets
30organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that uses energy from sunlight to make energy-rich food molecules by photosynthesis6 sets
31a plastid containing chlorophyll6 sets
32where photosynthesis takes place6 sets
33an organelle that is the main site of photosynthesis in plant cells6 sets
34the green cell part in plant cells that traps and uses light energy6 sets
35organelle that performs photosynthesis6 sets
36organelle that uses light energy to make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water6 sets
37double-membrane organelle that captures light energy and converts it to chemical energy through photosynthesis5 sets
38a plant cell structure in which photosynthesis occurs5 sets
39organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical5 sets
40organelle that helps plants convert sunlight into glucose5 sets