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What are grana? Where are they present?

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Definition of Grana:** - Grana are stacks of structures known as thylakoids. - Thylakoids are disc-shaped membranes that play a crucial role in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. 2. **Function of Grana:** - The primary function of grana is to facilitate the process of photosynthesis, specifically the light-dependent reactions where light energy is converted into chemical energy. ...
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ICSE-PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN HIGHER PLANTS -REVIEW QUESTIONS (VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS) ( WITH ANSWER)
  1. Who demonstrated the photolysis of water by isolated chloroplasts?

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  2. What are thylakoids? What is their function?

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  3. What are grana? Where are they present?

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  4. Name the photosynthetic pigments present in higher plants.

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  5. Which molecule acts as a reaction centre?

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  6. Give one structural difference between chlorophylla and chlorophyll b.

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  7. Name the pigments that appear to be yellow orange or red in colour?

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  8. Name the region of light carotenoids absorption.

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  9. From which region does chlorophylla absorb the light?

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  10. Does absorption spectrum has any corelation to the action spectrum?

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  11. In which part of the chloroplast does light reaction occur?

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  12. Which phase of photosynthesis light or dark reaction is called biosynt...

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  13. Does dark reaction occur at night in the leaves?

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  14. Dark reaction does not need light then why does dark reaction not take...

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  15. Under which condition does chlorophyll a molecule change from the grou...

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  16. Where does the electron go that is released from the excited chlorophy...

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  17. Name the primary pigment molecules of PS I and PS II.

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  18. What happens in the Electron transport chain?

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  19. In which PS system does cyclic Photophosphorylation work?

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  20. What kind of Photophosphorylation takes place in P(680) (PS II)?

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