Question 22
Does moonlight support photosynthesis? Find out.

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Solution

Plants cannot carry out photosynthesis in moonlight because it does not carry enough energy to excite chlorophyll molecule, i.e., reaction centres PS I and PS II, so light-dependent reactions does not get initiated. Thus, no photosynthesis occurs in presence of moonlight.

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