NEETBotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher Plants
What is the overall scheme of electron transfer from PS II to NADP+ called?
Options
- AC3 pathway
- BCalvin cycle
- CZ scheme
- DKrebs cycle
Correct answer
C. Z scheme
Step-by-step solution
The 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 accepter molecule that has a greater redox potential. These electrons then are moved downhill again, this time to a molecule of en