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OpenStudy (chauncey):

What effect would a lack of water have on the chlorophyll molecules in a chloroplast?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The chlorophyll molecules would store light until there was more water available.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

phyically cholrophyl molecule will shrink

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@aneek1 I don't think so

OpenStudy (anonymous):

And actually, @Analiza, I don't think that's true either.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If there is less water in the chloroplasts, then everything would be packed together tighter. What else do think could happen?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Without water to provide electrons to photosystem(PS) II it would gradually develop a positive charge until it no longer received enough solar energy to release electrons. Without the electrons from PSII, PSI would also develop a positive charge and also stop functioning. I know all biological reactions are reversible but I wonder if electrons would run backwards on the electron transport chain because of the charge imbalance... If the question is asking for inter-molecular forces and such, I have no clue.

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