AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Chloroplasts work to convert light energy of the Sun into sugars that can be used by cells. It is like a solar panel that changes sunlight energy into electric energy. The entire process is called photosynthesis and it all depends on the little green chlorophyll molecules in each chloroplast.

Detailed explanation-2: -Inside the chloroplasts within leaves, light, water (H2O), and carbon dioxide (CO2) are transformed into energy and sugar (glucose). Using water, sunlight is converted into energy-storing molecules within the plant cells. The energy from these molecules is then used to create glucose from CO2.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chlorophyll’s job in a plant is to absorb light-usually sunlight. The energy absorbed from light is transferred to two kinds of energy-storing molecules. Through photosynthesis, the plant uses the stored energy to convert carbon dioxide (absorbed from the air) and water into glucose, a type of sugar.

Detailed explanation-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. It produces ATP (adenosine triphosphate) by the process of photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Glucose is produced in the stroma of the chloroplast of leaves. Plants produce glucose through the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is mainly carried out by the mesophyll cells of the leaves. The mesophyll cells form the ground tissue in the leaf.