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The process in which light energy is converted into chemical energy is called


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Photorespiration

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Photophosphorylation

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Photosynthesis

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Phototropism

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Solution

The correct option is C

Photosynthesis


The correct option is (C)

Photosynthesis

  • It is a process by which green plants, algae and chlorophyll containing bacteria utilize the sunlight by converting inorganic substances to organic matter as their own food.
  • The process in which light energy is converted into chemical energy is called photosynthesis.

Option A:

Photorespiration

It is a process through which the growth rates of plants are limited by consuming oxygen.

Option B:

Photophosphorylation

It is a process through which released energy binds inorganic phosphate (Pi) with ADP to form ATP.

Option D:

Phototropism

It is a kind of tropic movement in which the orientation of the shoot takes place according to the direction of light.


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