What is the function of a chloroplast?

Answer 1

Chloroplasts contain the light sensitive pigment chlorophyll (amongst others).

These are responsible for photosynthesis; in this process sunlight, carbon dioxide and water are combined to form simple sugars (glucose). This is the basis of all autrotrophic organisms on earth, it is also the basis for most food chains on earth.

Without this process life as we know it on earth would not exist.

Answer 2

Chloroplasts are responsible for photosynthesis in plant cells, where they convert light energy into chemical energy to produce glucose (sugar). This process is essential for plants to grow and survive. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, a pigment that absorbs sunlight and gives plants their green color.

Answer 3

Chloroplasts are the organelles within plant cells where photosynthesis takes place.