Question

explain the relationship between these terms: photosynthesis, chlorophyll, thylakoids, chloroplasts

Answer 1

Cells get nutrients from their environment, but where do those nutrients come from? Virtually all organic material on Earth has been produced by cells that convert energy from the Sun into energy-containing molecules. This process, called photosynthesis, is essential to the global carbon cycle and organisms that conduct photosynthesis represent the lowest level in most food chains.

Answer 2

Photosynthesis is the process of converting solar energy to chemical energy. This takes place in the thylakoids which contain the green pigment chlorophyll. The chlorophyll absorbs solar energy making high-energy electrons. This is all takes place within the organelle chloroplasts which hold the thylakoids that contain the green pigment.