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They collect light energy from the Sun, which can be used during the process of photosynthesis.

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Q: Why can the granum and thylakoid structures be described as solar collectors?
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What is a stack of thylakoid?

Granum


What is found in the thylakoid?

Granum


How are the thylakoid sack of one granum interconnected with another thylakoid sack of another granum?

there is no other between the genus speacies of one kind of molecullar system


What are the flatened sacks in the chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll?

granum = stacks of thylakoid the thylakoid are the flattened sacks


What are the thylakoid sacs that are attached to each other called?

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Thylakoid membranes that arre arranged in stacks are called?

Granum


What is the relationship between Granum and Stroma?

A granum is a stack of thylakoids in the chloroplast and the stroma is the region outside the thylakoid membranes in the chloroplasts.


In which structure of chloroplast do the light-dependent reactions occur?

The light reactions occur in the thylakoid space, which can also be called the granum.


How are thylakoids stroma and grana arranged inside of chloroplast?

Thylakoid membranes are found only in the leaves of plants. They are organized in stacks of disks that are used during photosynthesis.


How many thylakoids form one granum?

A granum is a stack of thylakoid discs. "Grana" is Latin for "stacks of coins". Grana are connected by intergrana or stroma thylakoids, which join granum stacks together as a single functional compartment.


What are the names of the sacs where photosynthesis takes place?

They are enclosed flat sacs.They are called thylakoid membranes.


What are the little stacks of disks that make up the the thylakoid membrane system?

They are called granum, plural: grana