AP BIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

LIGHT DEPENDENT REACTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT a product of the dark reactions?
A
NADP+
B
NADPH
C
ATP
D
Glucose
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The dark reaction occurs outside of the thylakoids. In this reaction, the energy from ATP and NADPH are used to fix carbon dioxide (CO2). So NADH is not a product of the light reaction of photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Light energy is used by photosynthetic organisms (photoautotrophs) to produce both ATP and reduced electron carrier (NADPH). ATP, NADPH, and O2 are the three products of photosynthesis’ light reaction.

Detailed explanation-3: -The chloroplasts present in the plants also use NADPH as a part of the pathway to synthesize sugars from the sunlight and also from the carbon dioxide. Likewise, in other reactions, NADPH carries electrons and protons into the new carbon-carbon bonds, creating sugar molecules.

Detailed explanation-4: -The light-dependent reaction is a photochemical reaction taking place in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts, where light energy is transformed into adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH).

Detailed explanation-5: -In photosynthesis, oxygen, carbon dioxide, ATP, and NADPH are reactants. GA3P and water are products. In photosynthesis, chlorophyll, water, and carbon dioxide are reactants.

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