Question

What is the composition of chloroplasts?

Answer 1

Chloroplasts:

1. Chloroplast is a plastid cell organelle present in plant cells and some protists such as algae and cyanobacteria.
2. Chloroplasts are the organelles that convert the sun's light energy into sugar that the cell may utilize.

Composition of chloroplast:

1. Proteins, lipids, chlorophyll, carotenoids, RNA, and DNA are found in chloroplasts.
2. It also comprises starch granules or osmiophilic droplets.
3. Proteins derived from a segment of the chloroplast membrane and lamellae, as well as enzymes, are found in the matrix.