Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall Inside a Chloroplast Inside a Chloroplast In plants, photosynthesis takes place inside chloroplasts. Plant Chloroplast Plant cells Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall
Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall Inside a Chloroplast Chloroplasts contain thylakoids—saclike photosynthetic membranes. Single thylakoid Chloroplast Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall
Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall Inside a Chloroplast Thylakoids are arranged in stacks known as grana. A singular stack is called a granum. Granum Chloroplast Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall
Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall Inside a Chloroplast Proteins in the thylakoid membrane organize chlorophyll and other pigments into clusters called photosystems, which are the light-collecting units of the chloroplast. Photosystems Chloroplast Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall
Light- dependent reactions Inside a Chloroplast H2O CO2 Light NADP+ ADP + P Light- dependent reactions Calvin Cycle Calvin cycle The process of photosynthesis includes the light-dependent reactions as well as the Calvin cycle. Chloroplast O2 Sugars Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall