What are Grana? We all need photosynthesis. All of us living on Earth's surface, that is. Turning light into food energy is the foundation of almost all food chains on Earth and is the livelihood of plants and algae. read more
The grana are connected to each other by way of lamellae, or membrane that bridge the grana but also participate in the photosystem 1 stage of photosynthesis. All parts within the chloroplast are surrounded by a liquid suspension called stroma. read more
Grana are joined together by intergranal or stromal thylakoids, allowing multiple grana to function as one unit together. These grana resemble a stack of thylakoid "coins" or "disks." A single chloroplast can contain anywhere from 10 to 100 grana. read more