The individual flattened stacks of membranous structures inside the chloroplasts are known as

Grana.

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Stroma.

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Thylakoids.

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Cristae.

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Solution

The correct option is C Thylakoids.
The chloroplast is a double wall membranous structure which encloses the matrix. The matrix has a coin-shaped structure known as thylakoids. These are the discrete functional unit of chloroplast which contains photosynthetic pigments known as chlorophyll. The thylakoid is the site for light reaction.

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Q. Which of the following best explains why thylakoids are arranged into stacks referred to as grana inside of chloroplasts?

Q. The structures that are formed by stacking of organized flattened membranous sacs in the chloroplasts are

A sectional view of the chloroplast is given below. Choose the correct statement for A and B?

The membrane-bound structures joining the grana are the stroma.

Choose the correct option regarding the structure of chloroplast based on the statments given.

Statement 1: The fluid part of the chloroplast is the stroma lamellae.

Statement 2: The membranous sacs arranged one above the other form the grana.

Statement 3: The membrane bound structures joining the grana are the stroma.

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