NEET2003BotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsActual
Hill reaction occurs in:
Options
- Ahigh altitude plants
- Btotal darkness
- Cabsence of water
- Dpresence of ferricyanide.
Correct answer
D. presence of ferricyanide.
Step-by-step solution
Hill reaction is the light phase or photochemical phase of photosynthesis which consists of light driven splitting of water or photolysis, evolution of oxygen and synthesis of assimilatry power (ATP and NADPH). An enzyme complex, Mn , Cl and ferricyanides are required for this reaction. An overview of hill reaction is as