Chloroplast - Revision history

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	\| Structural components \|\| [[outer chloroplast envelope]], intermembrane space of chloroplast, [[inner chloroplast envelope]], [[thylakoid]]		\| Structural components \|\| [[outer chloroplast envelope]], intermembrane space of chloroplast, [[inner chloroplast envelope]], [[thylakoid]]
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	\| Chemical constituents \|\| Perhaps the most distinctive and relevant chemical constituents are [[chlorophyll a]] and [[chlorophyll b]], that result in the distinctive green color of chloroplasts and also facilitate photosynthesis.		\| Chemical constituents \|\| Perhaps the most distinctive and relevant chemical constituents are [[chlorophyll a]] and [[chlorophyll b]], that result in the distinctive green color of chloroplasts and also facilitate photosynthesis.
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	\| Location within cell \|\| Chloroplasts are found throughout the cell, and move freely within the cell.		\| Location within cell \|\| Chloroplasts are found throughout the cell, and move freely within the cell.
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			\| Structural components \|\| [[outer chloroplast envelope]], intermembrane space of chloroplast, [[inner chloroplast envelope]], [[thylakoid]]
	\| Chemical constituents \|\| Perhaps the most distinctive and relevant chemical constituents are [[chlorophyll a]] and [[chlorophyll b]], that result in the distinctive green color of chloroplasts and also facilitate photosynthesis.		\| Chemical constituents \|\| Perhaps the most distinctive and relevant chemical constituents are [[chlorophyll a]] and [[chlorophyll b]], that result in the distinctive green color of chloroplasts and also facilitate photosynthesis.
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	\| Size \|\| <math>4 - 10 \mu m</math> diameter,<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9905/\|title = Chloroplasts and Other Plastids\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref> width about half the diameter (about <math>1 - 3 \mu m</math>)<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=107012\|title = Size of chloroplast (lens-shaped organelle)\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref>		\| Size \|\| <math>4 - 10 \mu m</math> diameter,<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9905/\|title = Chloroplasts and Other Plastids\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref> width about half the diameter (about <math>1 - 3 \mu m</math>)<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=107012\|title = Size of chloroplast (lens-shaped organelle)\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref>
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			\| Location within cell \|\| Chloroplasts are found throughout the cell, and move freely within the cell.
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	\| Chemical constituents \|\| Perhaps the most distinctive and relevant chemical constituents are [[chlorophyll a]] and [[chlorophyll b]], that result in the distinctive green color of chloroplasts and also facilitate photosynthesis.		\| Chemical constituents \|\| Perhaps the most distinctive and relevant chemical constituents are [[chlorophyll a]] and [[chlorophyll b]], that result in the distinctive green color of chloroplasts and also facilitate photosynthesis.

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	\| Shape \|\| Chloroplasts come in various shapes, such as round, oval, or disk-shaped. In higher plants, chloroplasts tend to be disk-shaped.		\| Shape \|\| Chloroplasts come in various shapes, such as round, oval, or disk-shaped. In higher plants, chloroplasts tend to be disk-shaped.
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	\| Size \|\| <math>4 - 10 \mu m</math> diameter,<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9905/\|title = Chloroplasts and Other Plastids\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref> width about half the diameter (about <math>~~2.5~~ \mu m</math>)<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=107012\|title = Size of chloroplast (lens-shaped organelle)\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref>		\| Size \|\| <math>4 - 10 \mu m</math> diameter,<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9905/\|title = Chloroplasts and Other Plastids\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref> width about half the diameter (about <math>1 - 3 \mu m</math>)<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=107012\|title = Size of chloroplast (lens-shaped organelle)\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref>
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	\| Chemical constituents \|\| Perhaps the most distinctive and relevant chemical constituents are [[chlorophyll a]] and [[chlorophyll b]], that result in the distinctive green color of chloroplasts and also facilitate photosynthesis.		\| Chemical constituents \|\| Perhaps the most distinctive and relevant chemical constituents are [[chlorophyll a]] and [[chlorophyll b]], that result in the distinctive green color of chloroplasts and also facilitate photosynthesis.

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	\| Size \|\| <math>4 - 10 \mu m</math> diameter,<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9905/\|title = Chloroplasts and Other Plastids\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref> width about half the diameter (about <math>2.5 \mu m</math>)<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=107012\|title = Size of chloroplast (lens-shaped organelle)\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref>		\| Size \|\| <math>4 - 10 \mu m</math> diameter,<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9905/\|title = Chloroplasts and Other Plastids\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref> width about half the diameter (about <math>2.5 \mu m</math>)<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=107012\|title = Size of chloroplast (lens-shaped organelle)\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref>
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			\| Chemical constituents \|\| Perhaps the most distinctive and relevant chemical constituents are [[chlorophyll a]] and [[chlorophyll b]], that result in the distinctive green color of chloroplasts and also facilitate photosynthesis.
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	\| Type of cells within the organism that contain chloroplasts \|\| Most cells in green tissue; in particular, this includes leaves and green stems. On the other hand, root cells do not contain chloroplasts; similarly, cells in wood are dead and don't have chloroplasts. Fruit and flower cells usually do not contain chloroplasts. Even within the leaves, the cells that are part of the veins do not contain chloroplasts.		\| Type of cells within the organism that contain chloroplasts \|\| Most cells in green tissue; in particular, this includes leaves and green stems. On the other hand, root cells do not contain chloroplasts; similarly, cells in wood are dead and don't have chloroplasts. Fruit and flower cells usually do not contain chloroplasts. Even within the leaves, the cells that are part of the veins do not contain chloroplasts.
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	\| Number of chloroplasts per cell \|\| The number depends on the organism; it could vary from 1 to a few hundred. For typical large plants it ~~is approximately~~ 100.		\| Number of chloroplasts per cell \|\| The number depends on the organism; it could vary from 1 to a few hundred. For typical large plants it ranges from 20 to a little over 100.
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	\| Shape \|\| Chloroplasts come in various shapes, such as round, oval, or disk-shaped. In higher plants, chloroplasts tend to be disk-shaped.		\| Shape \|\| Chloroplasts come in various shapes, such as round, oval, or disk-shaped. In higher plants, chloroplasts tend to be disk-shaped.

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	\| Number of chloroplasts per cell \|\| The number depends on the organism; it could vary from 1 to a few hundred. For typical large plants it is approximately 100.		\| Number of chloroplasts per cell \|\| The number depends on the organism; it could vary from 1 to a few hundred. For typical large plants it is approximately 100.
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			\| Shape \|\| Chloroplasts come in various shapes, such as round, oval, or disk-shaped. In higher plants, chloroplasts tend to be disk-shaped.
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	\| Size \|\| <math>4 - 10 \mu m</math> diameter,<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9905/\|title = Chloroplasts and Other Plastids\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref> width about half the diameter (about <math>2.5 \mu m</math>)<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=107012\|title = Size of chloroplast (lens-shaped organelle)\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref>		\| Size \|\| <math>4 - 10 \mu m</math> diameter,<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9905/\|title = Chloroplasts and Other Plastids\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref> width about half the diameter (about <math>2.5 \mu m</math>)<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=107012\|title = Size of chloroplast (lens-shaped organelle)\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref>

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	\| Number of chloroplasts per cell \|\| The number depends on the organism; it could vary from 1 to a few hundred. For typical large plants it is approximately 100.		\| Number of chloroplasts per cell \|\| The number depends on the organism; it could vary from 1 to a few hundred. For typical large plants it is approximately 100.
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			\| Size \|\| <math>4 - 10 \mu m</math> diameter,<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9905/\|title = Chloroplasts and Other Plastids\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref> width about half the diameter (about <math>2.5 \mu m</math>)<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=107012\|title = Size of chloroplast (lens-shaped organelle)\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref>
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	\| Type of cells within the organism that contain chloroplasts \|\| Most cells in green tissue; in particular, this includes leaves and green stems. On the other hand, root cells do not contain chloroplasts; similarly, cells in wood are dead and don't have chloroplasts. Fruit and flower cells usually do not contain chloroplasts. Even within the leaves, the cells that are part of the veins do not contain chloroplasts.		\| Type of cells within the organism that contain chloroplasts \|\| Most cells in green tissue; in particular, this includes leaves and green stems. On the other hand, root cells do not contain chloroplasts; similarly, cells in wood are dead and don't have chloroplasts. Fruit and flower cells usually do not contain chloroplasts. Even within the leaves, the cells that are part of the veins do not contain chloroplasts.
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			\| Number of chloroplasts per cell \|\| The number depends on the organism; it could vary from 1 to a few hundred. For typical large plants it is approximately 100.
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	\| Type of organisms whose cells contain chloroplasts \|\| ''Most'' plants; the exceptions are plants incapable of carrying out photosynthesis (these plants are generally heterotrophic -- they rely on other plants for food, and known examples are all parasitic).<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://nyunews.com/2014/03/06/plants/\|title = Professor, researchers discover plant without chloroplasts\|date = March 6, 2014\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url = https://baynature.org/article/are-there-any-plants-that-do-not-photosynthesize/\|title = Are There Any Plants That Do Not Photosynthesize?\|last = Pearce\|first = Trent\|date = April 17, 2018\|accessdate = November 20, 2022\|publisher = Bay Nature}}</ref>		\| Type of organisms whose cells contain chloroplasts \|\| ''Most'' plants; the exceptions are plants incapable of carrying out photosynthesis (these plants are generally heterotrophic -- they rely on other plants for food, and known examples are all parasitic).<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://nyunews.com/2014/03/06/plants/\|title = Professor, researchers discover plant without chloroplasts\|date = March 6, 2014\|accessdate = November 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url = https://baynature.org/article/are-there-any-plants-that-do-not-photosynthesize/\|title = Are There Any Plants That Do Not Photosynthesize?\|last = Pearce\|first = Trent\|date = April 17, 2018\|accessdate = November 20, 2022\|publisher = Bay Nature}}</ref> NOTE: Fungi, though plant-like, are heterotrophic and do ''not'' contain chloroplasts.
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			\| Type of cells within the organism that contain chloroplasts \|\| Most cells in green tissue; in particular, this includes leaves and green stems. On the other hand, root cells do not contain chloroplasts; similarly, cells in wood are dead and don't have chloroplasts. Fruit and flower cells usually do not contain chloroplasts. Even within the leaves, the cells that are part of the veins do not contain chloroplasts.
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