Several botanists are studying the effect of high temperature on chloroplast function in Arabidopsis thaliana, a species of flowering plant. The botanists find that extremely high temperatures damage the membrane of the chloroplasts. This causes the contents of the chloroplasts to leak into the cytosol, which makes them nonfunctional. Which of the following is a likely immediate consequence of this damage? a. ATP production in the cell will decrease.
b. The chloroplast cannot transcribe DNA for protein synthesis.
c. Glucose production in the cell will decrease
d. The chloroplast cannot synthesize lipids for the cell membrane.