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- Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
NEET · Botany · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
What are the main components of the membrane system in chloroplasts...
What are the main components of the membrane system in chloroplasts that are involved in the light reactions?
Options
- AStroma and grana
- BGrana and stroma lamellae
- CMatrix and thylakoids
- DPigments and enzymes
Correct answer
B. Grana and stroma lamellae
Step-by-step solution
While the membrane or lamellae of the grana have both PS I and PS II the stroma lamellae membranes lack PS II as well as NADP reductase enzyme. The excited electron does not pass on to NADP+ but is cycled back to the PS I complex through the electron transport chain (Figure 11.6). The cyclic flow hence, results only in the synthesis of ATP, but not of NADPH + H⁺ . Cyclic photophosphorylation also occurs when only light of wavelengths beyond 680 nm are available for excitation.