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Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

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What process does the membrane or lamellae of the grana support?

What process does the membrane or lamellae of the grana support?

Options

  1. AOnly cyclic photophosphorylation
  2. BOnly non-cyclic photophosphorylation
  3. CBoth cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation
  4. DNeither cyclic nor non-cyclic photophosphorylation

Correct answer

C. Both cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation

Step-by-step solution

Photophosphorylation is the synthesis of ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate in the presence of light. When the two photosystems work in a series, first PS II and then the PS I, a process called non-cyclic photo-phosphorylation occurs. The two photosystems are connected through an electron transport chain, as seen earlier – in the Z scheme. Both ATP and NADPH + H⁺ are synthesised by this kind of electron flow. When only PS I is functional, the electron is circulated within the photosystem and the phosphorylation occurs due to cyclic flow of electrons.

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