Splitting of water is associated with

Options

A. photosystem I
B. lumen of thylakoid
C. both photosystem I and II
D. inner surface of thylakoid membrane

Answer

D

Explanation

(d) The thylakoid is a photosynthetic unit in the chloroplast. It is a membrane bound structure. The membrane has photosystem I and II embedded in it, in the form of chemicals and molecules. Spilitting of water is associated with PS-II , which occurs in presence of `Mn^(2+)` and `Cl^(-)` ions on the inner surface of thylakoid membrane.
`2H_(2)O underset(Cl^(-)) overset(Mn^(+)) to 4H^(+) +O_(2)+4er^(-)`
Photosystem I and II are associated with light reactions.