After reading this article you will learn about the chemical structure of chlorophyll. Also learn about the absorption spectra of chlorophyll, with the help of suitable diagrams. A green pigment within the chloroplast (Fig. 3.40). It absorbs light energy. Now, it is a question of interest, how these chlorophylls absorb light energy? Chlorophyll traps the light energy, hence called as [...]
Structural organization of chloroplast is signified by the presence of double membrane envelope and soluble phase, the stroma, and an internal membrane system, the thylakoids. Both thylakoid and stromal systems are committed for light reaction and carbon dioxide fixation respectively. Chloroplast attains diversified shapes. Higher plants exhibit lens shaped chloroplasts in their cytosol. The size measures anywhere between 5 and [...]
In this article we will discuss about the structure of chloroplast. This will help you to draw the structure and diagram of chloroplast. 1. Chloroplasts (Figs. 295-296), responsible for the photosynthesis of the plants, are the characteristic features of the cells of green plants. 2. Around the chloroplast is present a double membrane envelope. 3. Each membrane of chloroplasst [...]