AP BIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

LIGHT DEPENDENT REACTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first protein electrons come across during photosynthesis is called:
A
photosystem 1
B
photosystem 2
C
chromatin d
D
mitochondria
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Photosystem II is the first membrane protein complex in oxygenic photosynthetic organisms in nature. It produces atmospheric oxygen to catalyze the photo-oxidation of water by using light energy. It oxidizes two molecules of water into one molecule of molecular oxygen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Photosystem II (PSII) is a multi-subunit pigment-protein complex found in thylakoid membranes of oxygenic photosynthetic organisms, including cyanobacteria, algae, and plants (Nickelsen and Rengstl, 2013; Järvi et al., 2015). Driven by light, PSII catalyzes electron transfer from water to plastoquinone.

Detailed explanation-3: -Photosystem II (PSII), also known as water-plastoquinone oxidoreductase, is a large membrane protein complex located in the thylakoid membrane of organisms ranging from cyanobacteria to higher plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two types of photosystems in the light-dependent reactions, photosystem II (PSII) and photosystem I (PSI). PSII comes first in the path of electron flow, but it is named as second because it was discovered after PSI.

Detailed explanation-5: -Photosystem II (PSII) is a membrane protein supercomplex that executes the initial reaction of photosynthesis in higher plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. It captures the light from the sun to catalyze a transmembrane charge separation.

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