During photosynthesis, the photolysis of water takes place within the thylakoid lumen of chloroplasts. Which of the following correctly describes the immediate fate of the molecular oxygen gas generated from this reaction?
- It diffuses out of the chloroplast and leaves the leaf via the stomata or is consumed in cellular respiration.Cevap
- BIt enters the stroma to react directly with ribulose bisphosphate during carbon dioxide fixation.
- CIt is translocated downward through the phloem vessels to meet the respiratory needs of subterranean root tissues.
- DIt combines with carbon dioxide in the light-independent stage to synthesize 3-phosphoglyceric acid.
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The oxygen gas diffuses out of the chloroplast and exits the plant through stomata or is used internally for cellular respiration.
During photolysis of water in the light-dependent phase of photosynthesis, water molecules are split into hydrogen ions, electrons, and molecular oxygen gas. Since oxygen is a byproduct rather than a reactant for subsequent light-independent reactions, it diffuses out of the chloroplast into mesophyll air spaces and exits through stomatal pores, or is used by the cell's mitochondria during aerobic respiration.
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Photolysis of water and destination of photosynthetic byproducts