Plant Chloroplasts Structure and Function
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Where is the highest density of chloroplasts found in plants?

  • Root cells
  • Flower petals
  • Stem cells
  • Mesophyll cells of leaves (correct)
  • What is the fluid-filled matrix inside a chloroplast where the light-independent stage of photosynthesis takes place?

  • Stroma (correct)
  • Thylakoid lumen
  • Inner membrane
  • Intermembrane space
  • What are the disk-shaped compartments formed by a set of membranes within the stroma?

  • Peroxisomes
  • Glyoxysomes
  • Mitochondria
  • Thylakoids (correct)
  • In most plant species, what are stacks of disc-like structures called?

    <p>Grana</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the chloroplast contains the photosynthetic pigment called chlorophyll?

    <p>Thylakoids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the tubular extensions that join thylakoids in adjacent grana called?

    <p>Imergranal lamellae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the light-independent stage of photosynthesis take place within a chloroplast?

    <p>Stroma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of thylakoids within a chloroplast?

    <p>Photosynthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of a chloroplast contains the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll?

    <p>Grana</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What separates the intermembrane space from the stroma within a chloroplast?

    <p>Inner membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the tubular extensions that connect thylakoids in adjacent grana known as?

    <p>Imergranal lamellae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the grana within a chloroplast?

    <p>Photosynthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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