Question

State the exact location of the following:
Production of glucose in leaves:

[1 Mark]

• A. Inner membrane of the chloroplast
• B. Thylakoid of the chloroplast
• C. Fret lamellae of the chloroplast
• D. Stroma of the chloroplast

Answer 1

The correct option is D Stroma of the chloroplast

Green plants manufacture glucose through photosynthesis that requires light. This process of photosynthesis includes light reactions and dark reactions. The light reaction is the first stage of photosynthesis. In this reaction, the light energy from the sun is absorbed by the chlorophyll in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplasts. The energy is transferred to ATP and NADPH. Water is essential for this reaction and oxygen is liberated as an end product after this reaction. The light-independent reaction or dark reaction is also known as the biosynthetic phase. The dark reaction of photosynthesis is a chemical reaction that converts carbon dioxide and other compounds into glucose. These reactions occur in the stroma. Stroma is a fluid-filled area of a chloroplast.