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Chloroplasts

thylakoids starch grain stroma granum double membrane

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Thylakoid membranes contain photosynthetic pigments and electron carriers. Carbohydrates produced may be stored as starch. The liquid in the chloroplast contains enzymes and substances involved in the production of carbohydrates. A stack of membranes containing photsynthetic pigments.