Strife wrote:Ok this was my answer on the test. All I find in the sites tell me the same thing. I can't find out what I did wrong...
Cells fall into one of two categories, prokaryotic or eukaryotic. In a prokaryotic cell, found only in bacteria and archaebacteria(-Spelling?), all the components, including the DNA, mingle freely in the cell’s interior, a single compartment. Eukaryotic cells, which make up plants, animals, fungi, and all other life forms, contain numerous compartments, or organelles, within each cell. The DNA in eukaryotic cells is enclosed in a special organelle called the nucleus, which serves as the cell’s command center.
Eukaryotes, insides of the cells are organized into separate membrane wrapped organelles, including a nucleus and mitochondria. An important organelle found in eukaryotic algae is the chloroplast, which contains the light-absorbing pigments responsible for capturing the energy in sunlight during photosynthesis. In most algae the primary pigment is chlorophyll, the same green pigment used in plants.
Chloroplasts, a organelle, contain numerous internal compartments called thylakoids where enzymes aid in the energy conversion process. A function of this is to create glucose. The purpose of glucose would be to form ATP for energy.
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I don't see much wrong with it. The thing I would have counted off for is that ATP is formed via creation of a proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane, which powers ATP synthase, I believe. Some glycolysis (which converts glucose to energy) occurs in the stroma of the chloroplasts, but the thylakoids' main function is that proton gradient. How much did you have counted off? The only thing I can think of is that your teacher may have also wanted some more detail on non-photosynthetic organisms. I don't know the actual question so I can't give you the actual answer.