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# Title Terms Date
1Cell Respiration (Mitochondria)/ Photosynthesis (Chloroplasts)by cianfaglione2 termsNovember 18, 2008
2chloroplastsby bellastacia13 termsOctober 21, 2009
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chloroplast definitions
# Definition Sets
1organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy134 sets
2plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments73 sets
3a structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food50 sets
4an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs48 sets
5site of photosynthesis33 sets
6a plastid containing chlorophyll, the site of photosynthesis28 sets
7green structure in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll21 sets
8organelle found in some plant cells and certain unicellular organisms where photosynthesis takes place20 sets
9an 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
10a structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food.17 sets
11an 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.16 sets
12photosynthesis15 sets
13organelle in plant cells that converts the energy in sunlight into sugars14 sets
14an organelle containing chlorophyll for photosynthesis13 sets
15uses energy from sunlight to make energy-rich food13 sets
16organelles found in the cells of plants and algae12 sets
17uses sunlight to make carbohydrates in plants, some bacteria and protists12 sets
18contains chlorophyll to make food10 sets
19a plastid containing chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis9 sets
20an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs.8 sets
21small green particle containing cholorphyll found in leaves8 sets
22where photosynthesis occurs8 sets
23use light energy to make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water7 sets
24green, chlorophyll-containing, plant-cell organelle that uses light energy to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water7 sets
25organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that uses energy from sunlight to make energy-rich food molecules by photosynthesis6 sets
26a plastid containing chlorophyll.6 sets
27energy-producing organelle that looks like a stack of coins6 sets
28organelle that helps plants convert sunlight into glucose6 sets
29organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy.6 sets
30an organelle that is the main site of photosynthesis in plant cells6 sets
31organelles that capture the energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy in a process called photosynthesis6 sets
32organelle that uses light energy to make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water6 sets
33makes food6 sets
34a plant cell structure in which photosynthesis occurs5 sets
35a special part of a plant that traps the energy in sunlight for making food5 sets
36organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical5 sets
37where photosynthesis takes place5 sets
38the green cell part in plant cells that traps and uses light energy5 sets
39a plastid containing chlorophyll5 sets
40store chlorophyll5 sets