Structural Adaptations of Chloroplast

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Vocabulary flashcards covering the structural adaptations of chloroplasts based on lecture notes.

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Double membrane

Permeable to oxygen, CO2CO_2, water and glucose.

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Thylakoid

Photosynthetic membranes that contain chlorophyll for photosynthesis.

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Stroma

A semi-liquid that bathes the interior of chloroplast. Contains enzymes for light-independent phase of photosynthesis and ribosomes which make enzymes for photosynthesis.

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Starch grain

Stores starch.

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Intergranum

Connects one granum to another.

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Granum

Stack of thylakoids that increases area for light absorption.