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

they are reduced

they are excited

they are lost

they are oxidised

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

chemiosmosis

photophosphorylation

photoionisation

photolysis

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What is the movement of protons through ATP synthase called?

photolysis

photophosphorylation

photoionisation

chemiosmosis

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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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Which of the following is NOT a key stage in non-cyclic photophosphorylation?

photolysis of water

absorption of light energy by pigments

reduction of carbon dioxide

electron transfer along the electron transport chain

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Where do the electrons from the photolysis of water go?

they replace electrons lost from PSII

they oxidise NADP

they are used to produce ATP

they replace electrons lost from PSI

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What is the by-product of non-cyclic photophosphorylation?

glucose

water

carbon dioxide

oxygen

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Where are protons actively pumped across the thylakoid membrane into during non-cyclic photophosphorylation?

intermembrane space

stroma

thylakoid space

matrix

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Which photosystem is involved in cyclic photophosphorylation?

photosystem I (PSI) only

photosystem II (PSII) only

both PSI and PSII

neither PSI nor PSII

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What happens to electrons in cyclic photophosphorylation after they are passed along the electron transport chain?

they are returned to PSI

they reduce NADP

they are used to produce oxygen

they are lost from the system

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Which of the following is produced in cyclic photophosphorylation?

reduced NADP

oxygen

carbon dioxide

ATP

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

photoionisation

photophosphorylation

chemiosmosis

photolysis

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