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Where is the highest density of chloroplasts found in plants?
Where is the highest density of chloroplasts found in plants?
What is the fluid-filled matrix inside a chloroplast where the light-independent stage of photosynthesis takes place?
What is the fluid-filled matrix inside a chloroplast where the light-independent stage of photosynthesis takes place?
What are the disk-shaped compartments formed by a set of membranes within the stroma?
What are the disk-shaped compartments formed by a set of membranes within the stroma?
In most plant species, what are stacks of disc-like structures called?
In most plant species, what are stacks of disc-like structures called?
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Which part of the chloroplast contains the photosynthetic pigment called chlorophyll?
Which part of the chloroplast contains the photosynthetic pigment called chlorophyll?
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What are the tubular extensions that join thylakoids in adjacent grana called?
What are the tubular extensions that join thylakoids in adjacent grana called?
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Where does the light-independent stage of photosynthesis take place within a chloroplast?
Where does the light-independent stage of photosynthesis take place within a chloroplast?
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What is the function of thylakoids within a chloroplast?
What is the function of thylakoids within a chloroplast?
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Which part of a chloroplast contains the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll?
Which part of a chloroplast contains the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll?
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What separates the intermembrane space from the stroma within a chloroplast?
What separates the intermembrane space from the stroma within a chloroplast?
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What are the tubular extensions that connect thylakoids in adjacent grana known as?
What are the tubular extensions that connect thylakoids in adjacent grana known as?
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What is the primary function of the grana within a chloroplast?
What is the primary function of the grana within a chloroplast?
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