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8.2 identify the average size of a chloroplast and describe the range of sizes observed across species

identify the average size of a chloroplast and describe the range of sizes observed across species

Chloroplasts Alga e.g. Terrestrial angiosperm Aquatic angiosperm
Example Spirogyra Privet, Grevillea Elodea
Size 6μ long 3μ wide, 6μ long 6μ long
Shape Spiral Disc Disc

Distribution

Length of cells, mobile running the length of the cell Concentrated in the palisade mesophyll ad spongy mesophyll. A few in the upper and lower epidermis. Edges of cells, large air spaces surrounding the cells