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Thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts are the site of:

Answer: Light reactions (photo-phosphorylation).

  • A Carbon fixation occurring during the Calvin cycle stage
  • B Light reactions (photo-phosphorylation)
  • C Fatty acid synthesis occurring within the chloroplast stroma
  • D Amino acid synthesis occurring within the chloroplast stroma

Correct answer: B. Light reactions (photo-phosphorylation)

Explanation: Thylakoid membranes contain photosystems I and II, electron transport chain, and ATP synthase: all light reaction components.

Labeled diagram of an animal cell showing nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and other organelles

Animal cell structure with major organelles labeled. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Cell theory, prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells, organelles and their functions. Foundation of all biology.

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