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Chloroplasts and Chlorophyll

What are you trying to remember?

How can you remember how chloroplasts and chlorophyll work together?

The Cue

Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll → Green pigment catches sunlight to help make food

Why it works

Both words share Chloro, meaning green. Chloroplasts are the structures where photosynthesis happens. Chlorophyll is the green pigment inside them that absorbs light energy, helping plants make sugar.

One-line recall

Chloroplasts → Place · Chlorophyll → Light-catching pigment

Quick Check

What does chlorophyll do inside chloroplasts?