Which of the following reactions does not occur on the thylakoid membrane?
Options
A
B
C
D
Answer & Analysis
Answer
D
Analysis
This is the reaction of carbon dioxide
fixation, which is the first step of the Calvin cycle (light-independent
reactions of photosynthesis). The Calvin cycle occurs in the stroma of the
chloroplast, not on the thylakoid membrane.
The first three reactions are part of the
light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis and occur on the thylakoid
membrane.
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