NEETBotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: CF0 part of the ATP synthase enzyme protrudes on the outer surface of the thylakoid membrane on the side that faces the stroma Reason: Energy is not used to pump protons across a membrane
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
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
CF0 is embedded in the thylakoid membrane and forms a transmembrane channel that carries out facilitated diffusion of protons across the membrane.