The pigment molecules responsible for photosynthesis are located in the ______.

mitochondria

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cytoplasm of the cell

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stroma of the chloroplast

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thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast

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Solution

The correct option is D
thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast

All the phtotosynthetic machinery responsible for the light-dependent reactions are present in the thylakoid membranes, forming the grana. Therefore the pigment molecules which form the light harvesting components of photosynthesis are also present here.

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