NEETBotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: ATP synthesis in photosynthesis is linked to development of a proton gradient across a membrane Reason: Cyclic photophosphorylation does not occur when only light of wavelengths beyond 680 nm are available for excitation
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
In photosynthesis , ATP synthesis is linked to development of a proton gradient across a membrane. These are the membranes of thylakoid. Here the proton accumulation is towards the inside of the membrane, i.e., in the lumen.