Chloroplast

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The plant organelle that uses light energy to make food

Real World Example

Imagine trying to prepare a meal without any electricity or gas—seemingly an impossible task, right? Just like you need an alternative source of energy to cook your food, plants use chloroplasts to harness light energy from the sun to produce their own food. In this analogy, the sun acts like a solar-powered stove, and the chloroplasts are the skilled chefs that convert sunlight (energy) into glucose (food) through the process of photosynthesis.

Practice Version

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