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(A) The provided figure shows the structure of a chloroplast. The part labeled '$a$' points to the stacks of flattened membrane-bound sacs known as th

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Grana,Thylakoid

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(A) The provided figure shows the structure of a chloroplast. The part labeled '$a$' points to the stacks of flattened membrane-bound sacs known as the grana (singular: granum). Each individual flattened sac within the stack is called a thylakoid. The membrane of the thylakoid contains photosynthetic pigments (like chlorophyll) which are essential for the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. Therefore,'$a$' represents the grana,and they contain thylakoids which hold the pigments.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(i)$ Elaioplast	$(a)$ Storage of starch
$(ii)$ Aleuroplast	$(b)$ Storage of fat
$(iii)$ Amyloplast	$(c)$ Storage of protein
$(iv)$ Chromoplast	$(d)$ Colored pigments

In the given figure,what does the part labeled '$a$' represent and what does it contain?

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$(i)$ Elaioplast $(a)$ Storage of starch

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