NEETBotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher Plants
To what are the excited electrons in PS I transferred?
Options
- AElectron transport chain
- BElectron acceptor with greater redox potential
- CCytochromes
- DPhotosystem II
Correct answer
B. Electron acceptor with greater redox potential
Step-by-step solution
The electrons are picked up by an electron acceptor which passes them to an electrons transport system consisting of cytochromes. This movement of electrons is downhill, in terms of an oxidation-reduction or redox potential scale. The electrons are not used up as they pass through the electron transport chain, but are passed on to the pigments of photosystem PS I. Simultaneously, electrons in the reaction centre of PS I are also excited when they receive red light of wavelength 700 nm and are transferred to another