A photosynthetic algal cell is treated with a drug inhibiting prokaryotic ribosomes. Which consequence follows for the cell's chloroplast?

💡 Explanation

Chloroplasts, originating from endosymbiosis, retain prokaryotic-like ribosomes. Because the drug inhibits these ribosomes, protein synthesis within the chloroplast decreases; therefore, the chloroplast's capacity to produce its own proteins is reduced, rather than other aspects of its function being directly affected.

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