Chloroplast

//where can it be found?// in plant cells and in some protists  //location within?// There is no set location.
 *  ChlOROPlASt! **

//what is its function?// to convert sunlight into sugars and starches through photosynthesis // what are its parts? // The chloroplast contains many parts including... the outer membrane, the inner membrane, the stromal lamellae,the thylakoid, the grana, and the stroma, just to name a few. They all have important jobs within the chloroplast. (please see Slide Show for specific locations) // friends? // It works alone.  //its distinguishing// //features?// It's green color, which comes from chlorophyll. Also, chloroplasts have two membranes - unlike most organelles.  //fun facts!// Chloroplasts have their own DNA. They can move around the cell and can change their shape. There can be up to 100 chloroplasts in a //single// plant cell. The average number of chloroplasts in a plant cell is around 20. They can make more of themselves.

 //.the endosymbiotic theory.// Chloroplasts are believed to have come from invading organisms that, instead of taking over and infecting the host cell, decided to live within the cell. Then as time went on, the invader and the cell began to work together. This theory accounts for why chloroplasts have their own DNA. 

//a slide show about the chloroplast// :) media type="custom" key="5397311" width="99" height="99"