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Which of the following statements about thylakoids is not correct?

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The thylakoid membranes contain the chlorophyll pigments
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The thylakoid membranes contain the photosystems
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The thylakoid membranes contain the Calvin cycle enzymes
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The thylakoid membranes contain the electron transport machinery
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Solution

The correct option is C The thylakoid membranes contain the Calvin cycle enzymes
The thylakoid membranes contain chlorophyll and other pigments arranged in antenna arrays to capture light energy for two photosystems called photosystem I and photosystem II. However, the thylakoid membranes do not contain the Calvin cycle enzymes.

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