Question

What is Light Reaction and Dark Reaction

Answer 1

In Light Reaction:-Light is absorbed and the energy is used to drive electrons from water to generate NADPH and to drive protons across a membrane

In Dark Reaction:-Dark reactions make use of these organic energy molecules (ATP and NADPH). This reaction cycle is also called Calvin Cycle, and it occurs in the stroma.

Answer 2

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DARK REACTION

• Dark reaction of photosynthesis occurs in stroma(matrix) part of chloroplast.
• It is also known as Calvin cycle or C₃ cycle.
• In this cycle one mole of hexose sugar (glucose) is formed by 18 ATP + 12 NADPH₂. This process of CO₂-fixation occurs in the presence of RuBisCO enzyme (most abundant enzyme).
• In some plants instead of C₃ cycle, C₄ cycle is observed. In this cycle, first stable product of CO₂-fixation is a four carbon compound unlike C₃ plants in which it is a 3 carbon compounds.
• This 4C compound produced in C₄ cycle is
• Oxaloacetic Acid(OAA). Which is the first product of Hatch and Sla.k pathway,
• In C₄ plants a special type of leaf anatomy, Kranz anatomy is seen.
• Example:- C₄ plant that are monocots are sugarcane, maize, Cyprus and dicots are Amaranthus, Artiplex can show both C₃ and C₄ cycle.
• In plants such as Opunita, Bryophyllum, Agave, etc. CO₂-fixation occurs at night. These plants are known as CAM plants and this process is known as Crassulaceae Acid Metabolism (CAM).          

LIGHT REACTION

• Light reaction of photosynthesis occurs in grana part of chloroplast. It involves photolysis of water and production of NADPH and ATP in photophosphorylation (production of ATP in the presence of light).
• Rate of photosynthesis is measured in quantum.
• Quantum requirement in photosystems involve in the process of light reaction.
• 1. P₇₀₀ is the reaction of PS-I
• 2. p₆₈₀₋ ₆₉₀ is the reaction centre of PS-II

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