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How does electrons move photosytem II to photosytem?

Electrons move from Photosystem II to Photosystem I through a series of electron carrier molecules in the thylakoid membrane, known as the electron transport chain. During photosynthesis, light energy is used to transfer electrons along this chain, creating a proton gradient that drives ATP synthesis. This process is essential for the production of energy-rich molecules in the form of ATP and NADPH.


Electrons from what replace the electrons form photosystem 2 during non cyclic electron flow?

During non-cyclic electron flow, electrons come from water molecules that are split by photosystem II. These electrons replace the ones lost by photosystem II as they are passed along the electron transport chain.


During photosynthesis what causes electrons to flow from water to NADP plus?

During photosynthesis, light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast. This energy excites electrons in Photosystem II, causing them to flow down an electron transport chain that eventually leads to the reduction of NADP+ to NADPH, along with the generation of ATP.


What happens in a photosystem?

In a photosystem, light energy is absorbed by pigments to excite electrons, which then pass through an electron transport chain. This creates a proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane, which drives ATP synthesis. The electrons eventually reduce NADP+ to NADPH, which is used in the Calvin cycle for carbon fixation.


The membrane-bound protein molecules that pass electrons along the Electron Transport System chain are called?

One major class are known as the Cytochromes.

Related Questions

What happens to electrons when pigments in photosystem II absorbs light?

they move through an electron transport chain to photosystem 1


How does electrons move photosytem II to photosytem?

Electrons move from Photosystem II to Photosystem I through a series of electron carrier molecules in the thylakoid membrane, known as the electron transport chain. During photosynthesis, light energy is used to transfer electrons along this chain, creating a proton gradient that drives ATP synthesis. This process is essential for the production of energy-rich molecules in the form of ATP and NADPH.


Where do the electron get their energy in photosystem 1?

They pass through a series of compounds to photosystem I, losing energy along the way. Photosystem I, like photosystem II, emits high-energy electrons in the light, and the electrons from photosystem II replace these. Photosystem II contains chlorophyll molecules. When a photon (quantum of light) reaches one of these chlorophyll molecules, the light energy activates an electron. This is then passed to the reaction center of the photosystem, where there are two molecules of chlorophyll P680. These pass the electrons to plastoquinone, which, like the chlorophylls, is embedded in the thylakoid membrane. The plastoquinone changes its position within the membrane, and passes the electrons to cytochromes b6 and f. At this stage the electrons part with a significant proportion of their energy, which is used to pump protons (H+) into the thylakoid lumen. These protons will later be used to generate ATP by chemiosmosis. The electrons now pass to plastocyanin, which is outside the membrane on the lumen side. Photosystem I is affected by light in much the same way as photosystem II. Chlorophyll P700 passes an activated electron to ferredoxin, which is in the stroma (the liquid outside the thylakoid). Ferredoxin in turn passes the electrons on, reducing NADP+ to NADPH + H+. Photosystem I accepts electrons from plastocyanin. So, effectively, photosystem II donates electrons to photosystem I, to replace those lost from photosystem I in sunlight. How does photosystem II recover electrons? When it loses an electron, photosystem II becomes an oxidizing agent, and splits water: 2H2O forms 4H+ + 4e- + O2. The electrons return photosystem II to its original state, and the protons add to the H+ concentration in the thylakoid lumen, for later use in chemiosmosis. The oxygen diffuses away.


Electrons from what replace the electrons form photosystem 2 during non cyclic electron flow?

During non-cyclic electron flow, electrons come from water molecules that are split by photosystem II. These electrons replace the ones lost by photosystem II as they are passed along the electron transport chain.


What sequence accurately reflects the flow of electrons in photosynthesis?

In photosynthesis, electrons flow from water molecules to photosystem II, then to photosystem I, and finally to NADP+ ultimately producing NADPH. Along the way, the electrons generate a proton gradient that drives ATP production.


What part of the light reactions of photosynthesis is similar to the oxidation of minerals by chemoautotrophs?

Both processes involve the transfer of electrons through electron transport chains. In the light reactions of photosynthesis, electrons are transferred along the thylakoid membrane, while in chemoautotrophs, electrons are transferred along the cell membrane. This electron transfer generates a proton gradient that is used to drive ATP synthesis in both processes.


Electron transport chains help move excited electrons along in photosystem II clusters?

true


How are electrons transferred in a cell?

Electrons are transferred in a cell through a process called electron transport chain. During cellular respiration, electrons are passed along a series of proteins embedded in the inner membrane of the mitochondria, creating a proton gradient that drives the production of ATP. This process is essential for generating energy in the form of ATP for the cell.


What happens when a photon of light hits photosystem 2?

When a photon of light hits photosystem 2, it excites an electron within the reaction center of the photosystem. This electron is then transferred along an electron transport chain, resulting in the generation of ATP and the splitting of water molecules to release oxygen as a byproduct.


Where do electrons moving along the inner membrane move to?

Electrons move around the nucleus of an atom or are exchaned between them. They do not move along membranes


How are the photosynthesis 1 and photosynthesis 2 similar and how they different?

Did you mean Photysystem I and Photosystem II. They both are overall identical except that Photosystem I is actually a later part of the process of Photosynthesis than Photosystem II, its only called Photosystem I because it was discovered first. Photosynthesis starts when light excites Photosystem II causing it to break up H20 that comes from the roots into H2 and 02. (If you are wondering why oxygen becomes two molecules when in H20 there is only one molecule of it, that is because it cannot exist as one molecule stably therefore it bonds with another oxygen from another break down almost instantly.) Then Photosystem II sends electrons across the electron transport pathway (along the membrane of the Thylakoid in between the two photosystems) to Photosystem I which then uses them to convert NaDP+ into NaDPH by adding a phosphate group from outside the Thylakoid. Thats pretty much what each Photosystem does and both are located inside the Thylakoid membrane.


Where do electrons moving along the inner membrane end up?

The ATP synthase