a. Explain how the inner membrane system of a chloroplast makes it well adapted for photosynthesis. b.

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a. Explain how the inner membrane system of a chloroplast makes it well adapted for photosynthesis.

b. Copy the table below and insert ticks or crosses to show which structural features are shared by a plant chloroplast and a typical prokaryotic cell.

✓= structural feature shared; ✗ = structural feature not shared.

Structural feature

Structural feature shared by chloroplast and typical prokaryotic cell

circular DNA


DNA combined with structural protein to form chromosomes


ribosomes about 18 nm in diameter


complex arrangement of internal membranes


peptidoglycan wall


size ranges overlap


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Cambridge International AS And A Level Biology

ISBN: 9781107636828

4th Edition

Authors: Mary Jones, Richard Fosbery, Jennifer Gregory, Dennis Taylor

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