Purpose: The purpose of this lab was to separate the individual pigments of chlorophyll, carotene, and xanthophyll, that are used in photosynthesis via chromatography and to compare the pigments in the green leaves found in summer to the orange reddish leaves found in fall.
Mitochondria are found inside of your cells, along with the cells of plants.
Term Meaning Chloroplast The plant cell structure where photosynthesis occurs Thylakoids Disc-like structures within a chloroplast that help absorb light Grana Stacks of thylakoids in a chloroplast Chlorophyll A pigment found in the thylakoid that absorbs light energy and uses it to produce carbohydrates Does photosynthesis occur in stems? The Golgi apparatus is the central organelle mediating protein and lipid transport within the eukaryotic cell.