DENDROLOGY

TREE PHYSIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where does dark reaction or light independent specifically occur?
A
thylakoid membrane
B
Stroma of the chloroplast
C
Grana
D
nuclear membrane
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(i) Light reactions occur in grana thylakoids whereas dark reactions occur in stroma of chloroplasts.

Detailed explanation-2: -The reactions that make up the process of photosynthesis can be divided into light-dependent reactions, which take place in the thylakoids, and light-independent reactions (also known as dark reactions or the Calvin cycle), which take place in the stroma.

Detailed explanation-3: -The dark reactions of photosynthesis occur in the stroma of the chloroplast where they utilize the products of the light reaction. In the dark reaction, plants use carbon dioxide with ATP and NADPH from the light reactions to produce glucose.

Detailed explanation-4: -The light-independent reactions represent the known Calvin–Benson–Bassham (CBB) cycle which takes place in the stroma of chloroplasts and is the primary pathway of carbon fixation of C3 plants [119].

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