INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY
MITOCHONDRIA
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Question
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In what organelle of plant cells does photosynthesis occur?
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mitochondria
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centrioles
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chloroplast
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ribosomes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In plants and algae, which developed much later, photosynthesis occurs in a specialized intracellular organelle-the chloroplast. Chloroplasts perform photosynthesis during the daylight hours.
Detailed explanation-2: -Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplasts, whereas cellular respiration occurs in the mitochondria. Photosynthesis makes glucose and oxygen, which are then used as the starting products for cellular respiration.
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