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A chloroplast is a plastid(membrane-bound organelle)that contains chlorophyll, carotene, and xanthophyll pigments. chloroplasts are easy to confuse with chromoplasts because they contain carotene and xanthophyll as well.
Because chloroplasts contains chlorophyll, a green pigment that absorbs light energy, and therefore plays the number one roll in photosynthesis.
Because chromoplasts do not contain chlorophyll, they don't play any true roll in photosynthesis. Their main job is to "make the plant look pretty." This isn't necessarily for human amusement. Instead, it is to attract insects, such as bees and butterflies, and animals, such as rodents. This attraction is important to the reproductive cycle of the plant, but that is a whole other question.
Interesting thing about these two plastids is that chloroplasts can become chromoplasts. In fruit their are both chloroplasts and chromoplasts. The chloroplasts are in the fruit while it is still "alive" and connected to the plant. After the fruit is removed from the plant, the chlorophyll plays no purpose in photosynthesis and is no longer active. Because the chlorophyll is in active the chloroplast is, in a functional sense, just a chromoplast. An example of this is in ripening fruits such as a tomato.
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What organelle would you expect to find in plant cells but not in animals cells?
Plastids (leukoplast, chromoplast, chloroplast)large central vacuolecell wallChloroplast
What is the organelle that contains anthocyanin?
The organelle is called the chloroplast The photosynthetic pigment it contains is called chlorophyll
What are two parts found in only plant cells?
One is a cell wall and one is a chloroplast.
Where is the chlorophyll in a plant cell stored?
the chlorphyll is inside the chloroplast which in turn is in the plant cell.So, the chlorophyll is stored in the chorpolasts.
A plastic that contains color pigments?
A chromoplast
What is the difference between chromoplast and leucoplast?
Difference between chloroplast and chromoplast : Chloroplast; 1) Chloroplast are green plastids. 2) They contains chlorophyll and carotenoids. 3) Lamellae are present in them. 4) They are sites of photosynthesis. Chromoplast: 1) Chromoplasts are non-green coloured plastids. 2) Chlorophylls are absent only carotenoids are present. 3) Lemallae are absent in them. 4) They add colour to the organs( e.g., flowers, fruits) for attracting animals to perform pollination and fruit dispersal.
What is Difference between chromoplast and leucoplast?
u should ask your Biology teacher
Is chromoplast in an animal cell or plant cell?
Do you mean a chloroplast? This is only found in a plant cell.
What organelle would you expect to find in plant cells but not in animals cells?
Plastids (leukoplast, chromoplast, chloroplast)large central vacuolecell wallChloroplast
Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells but animal cells?
Plastids (leukoplast, chromoplast, chloroplast)large central vacuolecell wallChloroplast
Which organelle would you expect to find in animal cells but not plant cells?
Plastids (leukoplast, chromoplast, chloroplast)large central vacuolecell wallChloroplast
What is the organelle that contains anthocyanin?
The organelle is called the chloroplast The photosynthetic pigment it contains is called chlorophyll
One difference between plant and animal cell is that animal cells do not have?
chloroplast and large vacuole and cellulose cell wall
What are two parts found in only plant cells?
One is a cell wall and one is a chloroplast.
What type of cells do animals and plants have?
Animals and plants both have eukaryotic cells, while bacteria and archaea have prokaryotic cells. There a many differences between the two types of cells. Some of the most significant are the presence of a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles in eukaryotic cells.
What cell parts are found only in plants cell?
Plastids -Chloroplast(for photosynthesis) -Chromoplast -many others Large Central Vacuole Cell Wall just so you know, this was written by a 11 year old :)
What are the spaces between the grana in the chloroplast called?
The space between the inner chloroplast membrane and the grana is called the stroma.
