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Consider the following statements:

(a) The portion of the spectrum between 500 nm and 800 nm is also referred to as photosynthetically active radiation (PAR).

(b) Magnesium, calcium and chloride ions play prominent roles in the photolysis of water.

(c) In cyclic photophosphorylation, oxygen is not released (as there is no photolysis of water) and NADPH is also not produced.

Of these statements given above,


A

(a) and (c) are true, but (b) is false.

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B

(a) is true, but (b) and (c) are false.

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C

(a) and (b) are true, but (c) is false.

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D

(a) and (b) are false, but (c) is true.

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Solution

The correct option is D

(a) and (b) are false, but (c) is true.


During cyclic photophosphorylation, only a single molecule of ATP is synthesised and there is no photolysis of water, no release of O2 and no synthesis of NADPH.


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