thylakoidstacks
nounUK /ˈθaɪləkɔɪd stæks/
US /ˈθaɪləkɔɪd stæks/
Tiny flat green bags stacked up inside a plant cell that catch sunlight to make food.
The thylakoid stacks inside the leaf's chloroplasts help the plant turn sunlight into energy.
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2. Layered groups of thylakoid discs found in chloroplasts.
Scientists studied the thylakoid stacks to learn how light is captured.
3. Structures that increase surface area for light reactions in plants.
The thylakoid stacks give the chloroplast more room to absorb light.
4. Green membrane piles seen under a microscope in algae and plant cells.
Under the microscope, the thylakoid stacks looked like little green coins.