what causes cytoplasmic streaming in plant cells?

Subject: what causes cytoplasmic streaming in plant cells?

Date: Sun Oct 8 21:54:27 2000
Posted by dave wheat
Grade level: teacher/prof School: northwest h.s.
City: cincinnati State/Province: oh Country: usa
Area of science: Botany
ID: 971056467.Bt

Message:


I am not sure whether light absorbed by chlorophyl in chloroplasts causes 
electrons to be released casusing cytoplasmic streaming or does raising 
the temperature cause the streaming.  Also does the streaming make allow 
all of the chloroplasts to exposed to the same about of light?  Thanks.

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