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Unlike prokaryotes, eukaryotic cells compartmentalize various metabolic processes inside membrane-bound organelles. For example, the breakdown of certain food molecules to provide energy takes place in the mitochondrion, and photosynthesis takes place in a chloroplast. Compartmentalization of metabolic processes makes eukaryotic cells very efficient and allows them to increase in size.
Where does photosynthesis occur in a plant? This process occurs mainly in the plant's leaves. More specifically, the process is initiated within the chloroplasts, organelles within the plant cells.