Cyanobacteria and some other photosynthetic bacteria don't have chloroplasts. How do they conduct photosynthesis ?

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The photosynthetic process in plants and algae occurs in small organelles known as chloroplasts that are located inside cells. The more primitive photosynthetic organism like oxygenic cyanobacteria contains light-harvesting pigments, which absorbs carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

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