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Chlorophyll is vital for photosynthesis, which allows plants to obtain energy from light.

Chlorophyll molecules are specifically arranged in and around pigment protein complexes called photosystems which are embedded in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts. In these complexes, chlorophyll serves two primary functions. The function of the vast majority of chlorophyll up to several hundred molecules per photosystem is to absorb light and transfer that light energy by resonance energy transfer to a specific chlorophyll pair in the reaction center of the photosystems. Because of chlorophyll's selectivity regarding the wavelength of light it absorbs, areas of a leaf containing the molecule will appear green

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Does photosynthesis occur in the chloroplasts?

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Were does photosynthesis generally occur?

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Where does photosynthesis occur in plants and animals?

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Where does photosynthesis occur within cells?

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Where does photosynthesis occur in the cell?

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What cell organelles does photosynthesis occur?

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Where in leaves does photosynthesis occur?

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