Chloroplast structure and photosynthetic pigments
Photosynthetic apparatus · Biology
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A variegated money plant leaf shows the rule clearly: green patches (with chloroplasts) make starch in sunlight — they turn blue-black with iodine — while white patches (no chlorophyll) stay brown, proving photosynthesis needs chlorophyll inside chloroplasts.