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Do chloroplasts produce ATP?


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Chloroplast:

  1. Plants are the basis of all life on earth and are known as producers.
  2. Plant cells contain structures called plastids which are absent in animal cells.
  3. Chloroplasts are green-colored plastids, which contain green pigment within the plant cell and are called chlorophyll.
  4. Chloroplasts contain a structure called chlorophyll that functions by trapping solar energy and is used for the synthesis of food in all green plants.
  5. It produces ATP (adenosine triphosphate) by the process of photosynthesis.

Final Answer: Yes, ATP is produced by photophosphorylation in chloroplasts.


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