Photosynthesis occurs in leaves through the processes of light-dependent and light-independent reactions. In the light-dependent reactions, chloroplasts use pigments like chlorophyll to absorb sunlight and drive photophosphorylation through non-cyclic or cyclic pathways. This generates ATP and NADPH that fuel the light-independent Calvin cycle where CO2 is fixed into glucose using enzymes like RuBisCO. The overall process requires chloroplast structures in mesophyll cells as well as transport of reactants and products through the leaf.