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What is the term for the excitation and loss of electrons from pigments due to the absorption of light energy?

photoionisation

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What happens to pigments when they lose electrons during the light-dependent reaction?

they are oxidised

they are reduced

they are excited

they are phosphorylated

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What does a large surface area allow thylakoids to contain more of?

chlorophyll and electron carriers

protons and electrons

ATP and reduced NADP

water and oxygen

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Which of the following is an adaptation of thylakoids for the light-dependent reaction?

large surface area

ATP synthase channels

selectively permeable membrane

all of the above

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What is the process by which ATP is formed using light energy?

photolysis

photoionisation

chemiosmosis

photophosphorylation

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What happens to electrons in pigments when they absorb light energy?

they are lost

they are reduced

they are oxidised

they are excited

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What is the process of splitting water into electrons, protons, and oxygen called?

photophosphorylation

photolysis

photoionisation

chemiosmosis

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What is the movement of protons through ATP synthase called?

photolysis

chemiosmosis

photoionisation

photophosphorylation

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What is the term for the production of ATP using the energy from the movement of protons through ATP synthase?

chemiosmosis

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Describe the key stages of the light-dependent reaction.

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