The precise location of the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) within the chloroplast is:
Stroma
Outer chloroplast membrane
Lumen side of the thylakoid membrane
Inner chloroplast membrane
Related Questions
During ATP synthesis, electrons pass through?
Cytochromes
I. Cyclic photophosphorylation needs PS-I and PS-II
II. Cyclic photophosphorylation produced NADPH + H^+ and ATP
III. Cyclic photophosphorylation involves
IV. Electrons are recycled in cyclic photophosphorylation
Identify the correct and incorrect statement and select the option accordingly
I, II and III are incorrect, IV in correct
I, II and IV are incorrect, III is correct
I, II and III are incorrect, II in correct
IV, III and Ii are incorrect, I in correct
Select the incorrect statement w.r.t. Photosystem II.
It is located in the thylakoid membrane.
Water is the ultimate electron donor.
Its reaction center chlorophyll a is P680.
It produces NADPH directly.
During photosynthesis, the reaction center of photosystem II (PS II) absorbs light energy. What is the approximate wavelength of light that excites the P680 chlorophyll molecule in PS II?
680 nm
450 nm
550 nm
700 nm
During the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis, water molecules are split. Which two elements are liberated from water in this process?
Carbon and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Magnesium and Oxygen
Phosphorus and Oxygen
A plant in your garden avoids photorespiratory losses, has improved water use efficiency, shows high rates of photosynthesis at high temperatures and has improved efficiency of nitrogen utilization. In which of the following physiological groups would you assign this plant?
Nitrogen fixer
In photorespiration, which is light induced cyclic oxidation of photosynthetic intermediates with the help of oxygen, the substrate is
Glycolate
Glucose
Pyruvic acid
Acetyl Co-A
The ATP production in photosynthesis is called
Phototropism
Phosphorylation
Photooxidation
Photophosphorylation
First reaction in photosynthesis is
Photolysis of water
Excitation of chlorophyll molecule
Formation of APT
Fixation of
Chemiosmosis requiresI) A thylakoid membrane II) A Proton pumpIII) Proton gradient IV) ATPase
I and IV only
I, II, III only
I, III, IV only
I, II, III, IV