alleryPhotosynthesis takes place mainly in which organelle?
AChloroplast with internal thylakoids
BMitochondrion with folded cristae
CLysosome with digestive enzymes
DEndoplasmic reticulum with ribosomes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Chloroplast with internal thylakoids
1. Photosynthesis pigments sit in a special organelle.
2. Plant cells contain chloroplasts loaded with chlorophyll.
3. Thylakoid membranes inside house the light reactions.
4. So chloroplasts are the photosynthesis site.
_Source: Selina Concise Biology Class 10, Ch on Photosynthesis (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on chloroplast_
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