NEETBotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher Plants
Read the following statements and choose the follwoing option: 1. In PS I the reaction centre chlorophyll a has an absorption peak at 800 2. In photosystem II the reaction centre chlorophyll a absorbs 680 nm wavelength 3. Each photosystem has all the pigments (except one molecule of chlorophyll a) forming a light harvesting system also called cytochrome 4. Accessory pigments facilitate photo-oxidation of chlorophyll
Options
- AOnly 2 is correct
- BOnly 3 is correct
- CAll are incorrect
- DOnly 1 is correct
Correct answer
A. Only 2 is correct
Step-by-step solution
In photosystem II the reaction centre chlorophyll a absorbs 680 nm wavelength of red light causing electrons to become excited and jump into an orbit farther from the atomic nucleus.