What are the roles of chlorophyll and chloroplasts in photosynthesis?
Biology · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Photosynthesis is a biological process that occurs in plant cells and other organisms, by which the sun's solar energy is converted into chemical energy that serves as a food for the plants or organisms. The chemical formula for photosynthesis is represented by:
6CO2 + 6H2O + Sun's Solar Energy → 6O2 + C6H12O6
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Six carbon dioxide molecules, plus six water molecules plus the sun's solar energy will yield six oxygen molecules and glucose.
In plants, the light energy is captured by the chloroplast which contains the chlorophyll, which is also responsible for its green pigmentation, hence light energy is then transformed into nutrients which are essential for the growth and development of a plant.