Chloroplast

Chloroplast


__Function__: Chloroplast capture energy from the sun and convert it to chemical energy through photosynthesis. This is how plants make there food or glucose. The chlorophyll in the chloroplast is what gives it its green color and what absorbes the sun's energy. The energy, along with carbon dioxide and water, is what creates oxygen and sugar.

__Location in Cell__: The chloroplasts are spread throughout the cytoplasm of the cell.

__Which Cells?__: Chloroplast are ONLY found in plant cells!

__Nickname__: Chloroplast's nickname is "the power house of the cell".

__Characteristics__: Chloroplast are easily distinguished because of there green color. They also have stacks of thylakoids inside that look like stack of pancakes.

__Friends__: Chloroplasts work with every part of the cell because it is what provides its energy so it can function.