Photosynthesis may be defined as the synthesis of simple sugars(glucose) from carbon dioxide and water by the cells of green plants containing chlorophyll by using light energy.
Chloroplasts are sites of photosynthesis. They contain a green pigment called chlorophyll. These are minute, microscopic, oval cell organelles. WHAT ARE CHLOROPLASTS ?
STRUCTURE OF CHLOROPLASTS Each chloroplast is differentiated into three parts: