Chloroplasts in moss leaves

Principle
The characteristic feature of almost all plants is their green color. It comes from a pigment which is the catalyst of the most significant biochemical process on earth: photosynthesis. The name of this pigment is chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is not evenly distributed in a plant cell but located in particular reaction compartments, i.e. the chloroplasts. This is where photosynthesis takes place.

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• Experiment is part of a complete solution set with a total of 50 experiments for all microscopy applications
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Tasks

• Describe shape and arrangement of the chloroplasts in a plant cell

Learning objectives

• Chloroplasts
• Photosynthesis
• Chlorophyll