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The stacked, coin-like piles of thylakoids in a chloroplast are called:

A grana
B stroma
C cristae
D matrix

Correct answer: A. grana

Explanation: Thylakoids are stacked into grana within the chloroplast.

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The stacked, coin-like piles of thylakoids in a chloroplast are called:

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