6. The type of chlorophyll which receives maximum
energy from the sun to bring about splitting of water.
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Photosystem II (or water-plastoquinone oxidoreductase) is the first protein complex in the light-dependent reactions of oxygenic photosynthesis. It is located in the thylakoid membrane of plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. Within the photosystem, enzymes capture photons of light to energize electrons that are then transferred through a variety of coenzymes and cofactors to reduce plastoquinone to plastoquinol. The energized electrons are replaced by oxidizing water to form hydrogen ions and molecular oxygen.
chlorophyll is a liquid liquid substance in the chloroplast which is situated in our body it takes energy from the sun to being about the splitting of water.
Photosynthesis is the process by which photosynthetic organisms (Green plants, algae, photosynthetic bacteria) capture light from the sun and is converted into the chemical energy, in the form of carbohydrate (starch)
with the help of atmospheric carbon dioxide and water to carry out vital functions of living things.
The basic substances for photosynthesis are Chlorophyll, Sunlight, Carbon dioxide, and Water.
Chlorophyll: It is a green color pigment, present in the chloroplast of the plant cell. The two components of Chlorophyll a, PSI (photosystem I) and PSII (photosystem II) absorbs sunlight and the captured energy further used to split the water molecules.
Sunlight: Photosynthesis is a light-dependent process; thus, the specific wavelength of sunlight (red and blue) excites the photoreceptor (chlorophyll) to carry out the photo-chemical reaction.
Carbon dioxide: This gas is abundantly present in the atmosphere. Plants absorb carbon dioxide through the small openings present on the leaf surface, known as stomata.
Water: Plants absorb required water from the ground through their roots, and water transported to the leaves via stem through a complex transport tissue, the xylem.