- Exam
- NEET
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
NEET · Botany · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
When only PS I is functional, what type of electron flow occurs?
Options
- ANon-cyclic flow
- BCyclic flow
- CLinear flow
- DRandom flow
Correct answer
B. Cyclic flow
Step-by-step solution
When only PS I is functional, the electron is circulated within the photosystem and the phosphorylation occurs due to cyclic flow of electrons. A possible location where this could be happening is in the stroma lamellae. 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. 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.