The total number of new cases of Crohnâs disease diagnosed each year (incidence) was 10.7 per 100,000 people, or approximately 33,000 new cases per year. The total number of new cases of ulcerative colitis diagnosed each year was 12.2 per 100,000 people, or approxi-mately 38,000 new cases per year (Figure 3).
The most important part of photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplasts. These small photosynthesis factories buried within the leaves house chlorophyll, a green pigment secreted in the chloroplast membranes. Chlorophyll absorbs a wide range of the spectrum of sunlight, giving the plant as much energy as it can for its reactions.
As you read in Chapter 7, photosynthesis is the process by which plants and other producers convert the energy of sunlight into the energy stored in organic molecules. Just as cellular respiration takes place largely within a cell's mitochondria, photosynthesis also occurs in a specific organelle.