Question

Which of the following statements about the dark reactions is true?
a.
Dark reactions occur in the thylakoids of chloroplasts.
b.
Light energy is converted to chemical energy during the dark reactions.
c.
Carbon dioxide is converted to sugar using ATP and NADPH during the dark reactions.
d.
All of the above

Answer 1

have you got a clue what light reaction is in the first place?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

When a photon of light strikes a pigment molecule, the energy is passed from molecule to molecule until it reaches the reaction center which contains a particular form of chlorophyll a. The reaction-center chlorophyll of photosystem I is known as P700 because this pigment is best at absorbing light having a wavelength of 700 nm (the far-red part of the light spectrum). The chlorophyll at the reaction-center of photosystem II is called P680 because its absorption spectrum has a peak of 680 nm (in the red part of the light spectrum). These two pigments, P700 and P680, are actually identical chlorophyll a molecules. However, their association with different protein molecules in the thylakoid membrane accounts for the slight differences in light-absorbing properties. At the reaction center, the absorbed light energy drives an oxidation-reduction reaction (loss and gain of electrons). An excited electron from the reaction-center chlorophyll is captured by a specialized molecule called the primary acceptor. Light drives the synthesis of NADPH2 and ATP, the two main products of the light- dependent reactions, by energizing the two photosystems embedded in the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplast. The removal of hydrogen and electrons from water by photosystem II in the light produces O2, the other major product of the light reactions of photosynthesis.