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Give reasons for the following statements.
Chloroplast is known as the kitchen of the cell.


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Chloroplast:

  1. Chloroplast are the green plastids.
  2. They contain a green colored pigment called chlorophyll.
  3. Chlorophyll is the key component in the process of photosynthesis which is the preparation of food for the plant.
  4. Therefore, chloroplast is known as the kitchen of the cell.

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