Multiple Choice
Which organelle is the primary site of photosynthesis in plant and algal cells?
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12. Photosynthesis
Chloroplast
Multiple Choice
In plant cells, in which organelle does photosynthesis primarily occur?
A
Lysosome
B
Chloroplast
C
Mitochondrion
D
Golgi apparatus
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Understand that photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose.
Recall that photosynthesis primarily occurs in an organelle that contains pigments like chlorophyll, which capture light energy.
Identify the organelle in plant cells known for containing chlorophyll and being the site of photosynthesis; this organelle is the chloroplast.
Recognize that lysosomes are involved in digestion, mitochondria in cellular respiration, and the Golgi apparatus in protein modification and transport, so they are not the sites of photosynthesis.
Conclude that the chloroplast is the organelle where photosynthesis primarily occurs in plant cells.
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