Cell: The Unit of Life

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The space limited by the inner membrane of the chloroplast is called

stroma. It contains many organized flattened membranous sacs called

thylakoids.

drop of lipids

Chloroplast DNAribosome

starch granule

outer membrane

inner membrane

granum

thylakoid

lamella

stroma

intermembrane space

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Membrane of thylakoids encloses a space called lumen.

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Chlorophyll pigments are present in the thylakoids.

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Thylakoids are arranged in stacks called grana or the intergranal

thylakoids.

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There are flat membranous tubules called the stroma lamellae

connecting the thylakoids of the different grana.

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The stroma contains small, double-stranded circular DNA molecules,

ribosomes and enzymes for the synthesis of carbohydrates and

proteins.

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The ribosomes of the chloroplasts are smaller (70S) than the

cytoplasmic ribosomes (80S).

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Ribosomes

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These are the non-membranous granular structures composed of

ribonucleic acid (RNA) and proteins.

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It is first observed by George Palade (1953).

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Ribosomes are site of protein synthesis so they are called protein

factories.

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Eukaryotic ribosome has 2 subunits- 60S (large subunit) and 40S (small

subunit). They together form 80S. Prokaryotic ribosomes are 70S

Ribosomes are site of protein synthesis so they are called protein factories.

7. Cytoskeleton

It is a network of filamentous proteinaceous structures present

in the cytoplasm.

It consists of microtubules, microfilaments and intermediate

filaments.

It provides mechanical support, motility, maintenance of the

shape of the cell etc.