How does having many small chloroplasts rather than one large one within each cell benefit a plant?

A.) It decreases the surface area reducing the amount of unused light.

B.) It allows more of the chlorophyll to be exposed to light.

C.) It permits the cell to turn on only as many chloroplasts as are needed at a time.

D.) It makes it easier to move chloroplasts to other cells if needed.

The correct answer would be option B. Having many small chloroplasts rather than one large one within each cell benefit a plant because it allows more of the chlorophyll to be exposed to light. This would increase the surface area for the light to be absorbed used in the process of photosynthesis.

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jamuuj jamuuj · Answer 2 · 2018-10-07T11:23:40-04:00

Answer;

B.) It allows more of the chlorophyll to be exposed to light.

Explanation;

-Chloroplasts are organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae that conduct photosynthesis. Chloroplasts absorb sunlight and use it in conjunction with water and carbon dioxide gas to produce food for the plant.

-Chloroplasts capture light energy from the sun to produce the free energy stored in ATP and NADPH through a process called photosynthesis. Many small chloroplasts increases the surface area for the absorption of sunlight for the process of photosynthesis by exposing more of the chlorophyll to the sun.