Describe the step by step process of the light reactions

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Problem 14CTQ: Describe the pathway of energy in light-dependent reactions.
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Describe the step by step process of the light reactions

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Light reaction converts energy from sun into chemical energy in form of NADPH and ATP.

*The light reaction also called as photolysis reaction which takes place in grana of chloroplast in the presence of light. .

*The photosystems of light reactions will usually contains pigment molecules which takes part in light reaction.

*The energy is absorbed by chlorophyll in thylakoid membrane and then the energy is then transferred to ATP and NADPH that is generated by two electron transport chains.

 

 

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