Structure of a chloroplastहरितलवक की संरचना

NCERT Fig 2.15 · interactive diagram

Parts and their functions

• Outer membrane (बाहरी झिल्ली) — Chloroplasts are double-membrane-bound, like mitochondria.
• Inner membrane (भीतरी झिल्ली) — Second membrane enclosing the stroma.
• Disc-shaped membranes (चक्रिकाकार झिल्लियाँ) — Contain the green pigment chlorophyll, which absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
• Stroma (पीठिका (स्ट्रोमा)) — Semi-fluid substance inside the chloroplast; sugars made in photosynthesis are stored here with starch granules.
• Own DNA and ribosomes (अपना DNA व राइबोसोम) — Like mitochondria, plastids carry their own DNA and ribosomes.
• Starch granule (स्टार्च कण) — Stored food made by photosynthesis.

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