AP BIOLOGY

LABORATORY REVIEW

CELL RESPIRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which part of the of plant contains the most chloroplasts?
A
Roots
B
Stems
C
Leaves
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In plants, chloroplasts are concentrated particularly in the parenchyma cells of the leaf mesophyll (the internal cell layers of a leaf).

Detailed explanation-2: -Palisade mesophyll layer: Tightly packed layer of elongated cells located directly below the upper epidermis. These cells contain most of the chloroplasts in a leaf.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chloroplasts, found mainly in the middle layer of the leaf, are bound by a double membrane that encloses the stroma, the dense fluid content of the chloroplast.

Detailed explanation-4: -The number of chloroplasts per cell varies from one, in unicellular algae, up to 100 in plants like Arabidopsis and wheat.

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