Definition of "chloroplast" [chlo•ro•plast]

• A chlorophyll-containing plastid found in algal and green plant cells. (noun)

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• "(A chloroplast is an organelle that is present in plant cells but not in animal cells)."
• "ATP synthase is found in chloroplast and mitochondrial membranes and in the cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria."
• "The plants take in the summer light, each photon falling onto the surface of a microscopic, blob-shaped structure called a chloroplast."
• "(A chloroplast is an organelle that is present in plant cells but not in animal cells)."
• "ATP synthase is found in chloroplast and mitochondrial membranes and in the cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria."
• "The plants take in the summer light, each photon falling onto the surface of a microscopic, blob-shaped structure called a chloroplast."