Structure of Chloroplasts
Chloroplasts are oval-shaped and have two membranes: an outer membrane and an inner membrane. Between the outer and inner membrane is the intermembrane space approximately 10-20 nm wide. The space within the inner membrane is the stroma, the dense fluid within the chloroplast.
What is the structure and function of chloroplast?
Chloroplasts are a type of membrane-bound plastids that contain a network of membranes embedded into a liquid matrix and harbor the photosynthetic pigment called chlorophyll. It is this pigment that imparts a green color to plant parts and serves to capture light energy.
What are the four main structures of the chloroplast?
Chloroplasts are cell organelles present only in a plant cell and it includes:
- Stroma.
- Inner membrane.
- Outer membrane.
- Thylakoid membrane.
- Intermembrane Space.
