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Jesse_J

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on: Jun 13, 2013
Which statement describes the functioning of photosystem II?
A) Light energy excites electrons in the thylakoid membrane electron transport chain.
B) Photons are passed along to a reaction-center chlorophyll.
C) The P680 chlorophyll donates a pair of protons to NADP+, which is thus converted to NADPH.
D) The electron vacancies in P680+ are filled by electrons derived from water.
E) The splitting of water yields molecular carbon dioxide as a by-product.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 15, 2013
I picked D and I got it right, good luck :)


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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2013
You were right :D


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