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Difference between Cyclic and Non-Cyclic Photophosphorylation

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In photosynthesis, ATP is synthesized during

A

Cyclic photophosphorylation.

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B

Acyclic photophosphorylation.

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C

Both (A) and (B).

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D

Photolysis of water.

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Solution

The correct option is D Both (A) and (B).
Chloroplasts are the green plastids, which carry out the process of photosynthesis. During cyclic photophosphorylation only ATP is synthesized, whereas during non-cyclic photophosphorylation both ATP and reduced coenzyme NADPH2 are synthesized.

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