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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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