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Glucose formation does not occur during the light reactions; it occurs in the Calvin cycle.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 11: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants Chemiosmotic Hypothesis and Factors Affecting Photosynthesis
The proton gradient drives ATP synthesis via ATP synthase in the thylakoid membrane.
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NADP+ acts as the final electron acceptor, forming NADPH in the light reactions.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 11: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants Chemiosmotic Hypothesis and Factors Affecting Photosynthesis
ATP synthase uses the proton gradient created in the thylakoid membrane to produce ATP.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 11: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants Chemiosmotic Hypothesis and Factors Affecting Photosynthesis
NADP reductase facilitates the reduction of NADP+ to NADPH in the light-dependent reactions.
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The Z scheme represents the movement of electrons from water to NADP⁺ through Photosystem II and Photosystem I.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 11: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants Light Reaction - Photosystems Electron Transport Photophosphorylation
NADPH, produced in the light reactions, provides reducing power for CO₂ fixation in the Calvin cycle.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 11: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants Light Reaction - Photosystems Electron Transport Photophosphorylation
Photosystem I helps in reducing NADP+ to NADPH during the light reactions.
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Light energy drives photolysis of water in the light-dependent reaction, releasing oxygen and electrons.
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The Z-scheme illustrates the electron flow from water to NADP+ in non-cyclic photophosphorylation.
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In cyclic photophosphorylation, electrons cycle back to Photosystem I, producing ATP but no NADPH or oxygen.
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Plastoquinone accepts electrons from PSII and transfers them to the cytochrome b6f complex in the electron transport chain.
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