GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

CELL STRUCTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following cells contain chloroplasts?
A
Animal
B
Plant
C
Fungal
D
Bacterial
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The plant cells which contain chloroplasts are mostly parenchyma cells but also collenchyma tissue have some chloroplasts. A plant cell which contains chloroplasts is typically called a chlorenchyma cell.

Detailed explanation-2: -In plants, chloroplasts are concentrated particularly in the parenchyma cells of the leaf mesophyll (the internal cell layers of a leaf).

Detailed explanation-3: -Chloroplasts are only found in plants, algae, and three species of amoeba – Paulinella chromatophora, P.

Detailed explanation-4: -Palisade cells contain the largest number of chloroplasts per cell, which makes them the primary site of photosynthesis in the leaves of those plants that contain them, converting the energy in light to the chemical energy of carbohydrates.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, a green pigment that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.

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