Chp 5

• What are chloroplasts?


  organelles in eukaryotic cells of green plants and some protist and are the sites of photosynthesis.
• 1. Outer and inner membrane
  2. enclosed by inner membrane is stroma, which is a gel like matric rich in enzymes
  3. suspended in stroma is third membrane system called thylakoid membranes
  4. thylakoids are flat, sac like structures grouped together into stacks called grana (singular granum)
• what is the structure of chloroplasts?

  1. Outer and inner membrane
  2. enclosed by inner membrane is stroma, which is a gel like matric rich in enzymes
  3. suspended in stroma is third membrane system called thylakoid membranes
  4. thylakoids are flat, sac like structures grouped together into stacks called grana (singular granum)