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A bolt of lightning heats the surrounding air to ~30,000 K — five times hotter than the Sun's surface.
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A bolt of lightning heats the surrounding air to ~30,000 K — five times hotter than the Sun's surface.
To solve this problem, we need to identify the structures formed by stacking organized flattened membranous sacs in chloroplasts. Let's analyze each option:Option 1: Cristae - Cristae are the folds of the inner mitochondrial membrane. They increase the surface area for chemical reactions in mitochondria. - Therefore, cristae are not related to chloroplasts.Option 2: Grana - Grana are stacks of thylakoid membranes found within chloroplasts. - Thylakoids are the site of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. - Hence, grana are the structures formed by stacking organized flattened membranous sacs in chloroplasts.Option 3: Stroma lamellae - Stroma lamellae are extensions that connect grana stacks and are involved in the transport of materials. - They are not stacks of thylakoid membranes.Option 4: Stroma - Stroma is the fluid-filled space surrounding the grana within the chloroplast. - It contains enzymes for the Calvin cycle but is not a stack of membranes.Based on the analysis, the correct answer is Option 2: Grana.
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