AP BIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

THE CALVIN CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is TRUE about Noncyclic and Cyclic Phosphorylation?
A
Noncyclic produces ATP and NADPH, while the cyclic only produced ATP.
B
Noncyclic only produced NADPH, while the cyclic produces ATP & NADPH.
C
Noncyclic produces ATP and NADPH, while the cyclic only produced ATP.
D
Noncyclic only produced ATP, while the cyclic produces ATP & NADPH.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cyclic photophosphorylation happens only in the photosystem I but non-cyclic photophosphorylation occurs in both the photosystems I and II. In the cyclic photophosphorylation, only ATP is produced, whereas, in the non-cyclic photophosphorylation both NADPH and ATP are produced.

Detailed explanation-2: -In non-cyclic photophosphorylation the photolysis of water produces electrons that generate a proton motive force which is used to produce ATP, the electrons finally being used to reduce NADP+ to NADPH.

Detailed explanation-3: -Overall 7 ATP molecules are produced during non-cyclic photophosphorylation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solution : In non-cyclic phosphorylation, electrons derived from the photolysis of water are raised to higher energy levles in PS-I, PS-II and pass along an electron transport chain of carrier molecule of NADP reduce .

Detailed explanation-5: -Solution : NADPH is generated through photosystem-II in non-cyclic photophosphorylation (which involves both PS-I and II) protons released from photolysis and electrons emitted from ‘P (700)‘ are ultimately passed on to ‘NADP(+)‘ resulting in the formation of NADPH.

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