DENDROLOGY

TREE PHYSIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the first stage of photosynthesis, ____ absorbs light energy?
A
Photosystem I
B
Chloroplast
C
Electron Transport Chain
D
Photosystem 2
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When light is absorbed by one of the pigments in photosystem II, energy is passed inward from pigment to pigment until it reaches the reaction center. There, energy is transferred to P680, boosting an electron to a high energy level (forming P680*).

Detailed explanation-2: -Two of these complexes are photosystems (photosystems I and II), in which light is absorbed and transferred to reaction center chlorophylls.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The two photosystems absorb light energy through proteins containing pigments, such as chlorophyll. The light-dependent reactions begin in photosystem II. In PSII, energy from sunlight is used to split water, which releases two electrons, two hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the first part of photosynthesis, the light-dependent reaction, pigment molecules absorb energy from sunlight. The most common and abundant pigment is chlorophyll a.

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