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Chloroplast

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025

Definition

Chloroplasts are organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae that conduct photosynthesis, where the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll captures the energy from sunlight, converts it, and stores it in the energy-storage molecules ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and NADPH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) while freeing oxygen from water.

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