plastid
Chloroplast's broader category
A plastid is a small structure within plant cells that performs specialized functions.
Chloroplasts, the most familiar type, contain chlorophyll and conduct photosynthesis.
Other plastids store starches, fats, or pigments—the chromoplasts in tomatoes and carrots give those vegetables their color.
Plastids have their own DNA and can convert from one type to another as plant tissues develop.
Complex plant carbohydrate
- amyloseLinear glucose chain
- oil storageKeeping extracted crude contained
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
Supportive tissue framework
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
Genes from the mother
- endosymbiosisOrganism living within another
- cyanobacteriaPhotosynthetic bacteria producing oxygen
- gene transferMoving DNA between organisms
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- carotenoidsFat-soluble plant pigments
- beta-caroteneOrange plant pigment
- lycopeneRed carotenoid pigment
- luteinYellow carotenoid in eyes
pigmentation · coloration · photopigment · absorption · wavelength
starch
Complex plant carbohydrate
- amyloseLinear glucose chain
- oil storageKeeping extracted crude contained
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
stroma
Supportive tissue framework
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
maternal inheritance
Genes from the mother
- endosymbiosisOrganism living within another
- cyanobacteriaPhotosynthetic bacteria producing oxygen
- gene transferMoving DNA between organisms
chlorophyll
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- carotenoidsFat-soluble plant pigments
- beta-caroteneOrange plant pigment
- lycopeneRed carotenoid pigment
lutein · pigmentation · coloration · photopigment · absorption · wavelength
- Cell Organellesmitochondria, mitochondrion, ribosome, ribosomes, lysosome
- cell partsnucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, ribosomes, cell membrane
- organellesmitochondria, mitochondrion, nucleus, lysosome, ribosomes
- endosymbiontsmitochondria, chloroplasts, chromatophores
- Endosymbiosisendosymbiosis, mitochondria, chloroplasts, engulfment, host cell
- microbe partscytoplasm, nucleus, cell membrane, flagellum, flagella
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