What is the difference between the oxygenic and inoxygenic photosynthesis?
Oxygenic Photosynthesis: Oxygenic photosynthesis refers to the photosynthesis that occurs in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria in which the final electron acceptor is water.
Anoxygenic
Photosynthesis: Anoxygenic photosynthesis refers to a form of photosynthesis used by certain bacteria, in which oxygen is not produced.
Oxygenic Photosynthesis: Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.
Anoxygenic Photosynthesis:Anoxygenic photosynthesis occurs in the green sulfur and nonsulfur bacteria, purple bacteria, heliobacteria and acidobacteria.
PhotosystemsOxygenic Photosynthesis: Both photosystem I and II are used in the oxygenic photosynthesis.
Anoxygenic Photosynthesis: Only photosystem I is used in the anoxygenic photosynthesis.
Electron SourceOxygenic Photosynthesis: H2O is the electron source of the oxygenic photosynthesis.
Anoxygenic Photosynthesis: Hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide or ferrous ions serves as the electron donor in anoxygenic photosynthesis.
OxygenOxygenic Photosynthesis: Oxygen is produced during the light reaction in oxygenic photosynthesis.
Anoxygenic Photosynthesis: Oxygen is not produced during the light reaction in anoxygenic photosynthesis.