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Question 13

Inside which part of a plant cell does photosynthesis take place?

  1. In the mitochondria
  2. In the cell wall
  3. In the nucleus
  4. In the chloroplastsCorrect answer

Explanation

The green organelles are where the reaction happens, because they are the only part of the cell that holds the pigment able to capture light. Mitochondria are where respiration takes place instead, and neither the wall around the cell nor the nucleus contains any light-absorbing pigment.

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