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प्रश्न
Cyanobacteria and some other photosynthetic bacteria don’t have chloroplasts. How do they conduct photosynthesis?
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उत्तर
Cyanobacteria and some other photosynthetic bacteria do not have chloroplasts. But they have folds in their inner membrane where photosynthesis occurs. They have bluish pigment phycocyanin which captures solar energy to carry out photosynthesis.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Consider an experiment, where thylakoids are removed and kept in a culture medium. The medium is supplemented with all the requisites of photosynthesis, i.e. \[\ce{CO2}\], \[\ce{H2O}\]. The setup is exposed to light. Hexose sugar is not formed as the end product.
Choose the option that justifies the above result.
Grana refer to ______.
Which light range is least effective in photosynthesis?
During light reaction in photosynthesis the following are formed ______.
Dark reaction in photosynthesis is called so because ______.
Does moonlight support photosynthesis?
Do reactions of photosynthesis called, as ‘Dark Reaction’ need light? Explain.
Is it correct to say that photosynthesis occurs only in leaves of a plant? Besides leaves, what are the other parts that may be capable of carrying out photosynthesis? Justify.
The entire process of photosynthesis consists of a number of reactions. Where in the cell do these take place?
Synthesis of ATP and NADPH ______
The entire process of photosynthesis consists of a number of reactions. Where in the cell do these take place?
Synthesis of starch ______
In the figure given below, the black line (upper) indicates action spectrum for photosynthesis and the lighter line (lower) indicates the absorption spectrum of chlorophyll a. Answer the following:

- What does the action spectrum indicate? How can we plot an action spectrum?
- How can we derive an absorption spectrum for any substance?
Which of the following are required for the dark reaction of photosynthesis?
- Light
- Chlorophyll
- CO2
- ATP
- NADPH
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
