Chloroplast



Functions of chloroplast:


 * Chloroplast traps energy from the sun to produce food for the plant.

 Location in cell:


 * Chloroplast is found in plant cells near the membrane.

 Where is it found?
 * Chloroplast is located in higher plant cells and some protists.

Nickname: Characteristics:
 * The solar panels, because it holds the green pigment chlorophyll and turns light energy from the sun info food for the plant.
 * Capture energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy threw photosynthesis.
 * Surrounded by two membranes.
 * Contains large stacks of other membranes which contain the green pigment,Chlorophyll, which gives plants their green color.
 * Contains their own genetic information in the form of small DNA membranes.

Friends:
 * Double membrane envelope
 * Outer Membrane
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Inner Membrane
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Ribosomes
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Thylakoid
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Starch grains
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Genetic Material
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Granum
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Stroma
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Stroma Lamellae.