Q31 / 180 · NEET 2020 (Phase 2) · Botany

During non-cyclic photophosphorylation, when electrons are lost from the reaction centre at PSII, what is the source which replaces these electrons?

  • A
    Oxygen
  • Correct answer
    B
    Water
  • C
    Carbon dioxide
  • D
    Light

Solution

Photolysis of water: It is a light-mediated oxidation process associated with PSII characterized by the splitting of a water molecules into electrons, hydrogen ions and oxygen.  The electrons released during photolysis are accepted by P680 of PSII, which has lost its electron due to excitation. The H+ ions released are used to reduce NADP toNADPH+H+  that enters the dark reaction of photosynthesis. The reaction is as follows:

2H2O→Mn+2, Ca+2, Cl-Sunlinght O2+4H++4e-

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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