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Write difference between light reaction and dark reaction.... ​

Answer 1

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Light reaction and dark reaction are the two types of sequential processes that occur during the photosynthesis of plants. Light reaction occurs in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplast whereas the dark reaction occurs in the stroma of the chloroplast. Light energy from sunlight is trapped by chlorophylls during the light reaction of the photosynthesis. Dark reaction is catalyzed by various enzymes. The main difference between light and dark reaction is that light reaction is the first stage of photosynthesis, which traps light energy in order to produce ATP and NADPH whereas dark reaction is the second stage of photosynthesis, which produces glucose by using the energy form ATP and NADPH produced from the light reaction.

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Answer 2

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Light Reaction

The light reaction is a light-dependent process which includes a series of events such as light absorption, hydrolysis, the release of oxygen, formation of ATP and NADPH.

The light reaction of photosynthesis initiates only when it is supplied with light energy.

The photosystem is the arrangement of pigments, including chlorophyll within thylakoids.

There are two photosystems in plants:

Photosystem I (PS-I)

Photosystem II (PS-II)

Photosystem I absorbs light at a wavelength of 700 nm, whereas Photosystem II absorbs light at a wavelength of 680 nm.

The light reaction occurs in the thylakoids of the chloroplast. When the light hits, chlorophyll a get excited to higher energy state followed by a series of reactions. This energy is converted into energy molecules ATP and NADPH by using PS I and PS II.  Also, hydrolysis occurs and releases oxygen.

Dark Reaction

Dark reaction is also called carbon-fixing reaction. It is a light-independent process in which sugar molecules are formed from the carbon dioxide and water molecules.

The dark reaction occurs in the stroma of the chloroplast, where they utilize the products of the light reaction.

Plants capture the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through stomata and proceed to the Calvin cycle.

In the Calvin cycle, the ATP and NADPH formed during light reaction drives the reaction and convert six molecules of carbon dioxide into one sugar molecule, i.e. glucose.