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What is the function of chloroplast in a plant cell?


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Chloroplast:

  1. Chloroplast is a green-coloured plastid found in the cytoplasm of plant cells.
  2. Chloroplast contains a green pigment called chlorophyll.
  3. Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight energy and this helps to produce food through the process is called photosynthesis.
  4. Chlorophyll serves as a site for photosynthesis.

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