Statement I : In leaves, the mesophyll cells have a large number of chloroplasts.\ Statement II : A

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Statement I : In leaves, the mesophyll cells have a large number of chloroplasts.\ Statement II : At lower light incident conditions, chloroplasts will be aligned parallel to the walls of mesophyll cells.\

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(a) : The mesophyll cells in the leaves have a large number of chloroplasts. Usually the chloroplasts align themselves along the walls of the mesophyll cell but at the time of stress or lower light incident conditions, it shows parallel arrangement to the walls of mesophyll cells.