Chloroplasts are important for ___________ in plants.
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photosynthesis
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animal respiration
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reduction
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membrane biogenesis
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Correct answer
Explanation
Chloroplasts' main role is to conduct photosynthesis, where the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll captures the energy from sunlight and converts it and stores it in the energy-storage molecules ATP and NADPH while freeing oxygen from water. They then use the ATP and NADPH to make organic molecules from carbon dioxide in a process known as the Calvin cycle.