AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Chloroplasts are small green, bean-shaped organelles. They are plastids and have the green pigment chlorophyll. Chlorophyll allows the plants to absorb solar energy. This energy is converted into chemical energy which is used to make food.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -(A) The mitochondrion converts energy from chemical fuels. (B) The chloroplast converts energy from sunlight.

Detailed explanation-4: -Photosynthesis Converts Solar Energy Into Chemical Energy.

Detailed explanation-5: -The light-dependent reaction takes place within the thylakoid membrane and requires a steady stream of sunlight, hence the name light-dependent reaction. The chlorophyll absorbs energy from the light waves, which is converted into chemical energy in the form of the molecules ATP and NADPH.