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Photosynthesis

This category is for questions about the chemical process in which autotrophic organisms use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make glucose, water and oxygen. This process is vital to life and is of great importance in biology.

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What organelle of a plant does photosynthesis take place?

Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplasts of plant cells. Chloroplasts are specialized organelles that contain chlorophyll, a pigment that absorbs light energy. This light energy is used to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen through a series of complex biochemical reactions known as the Calvin cycle.