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Question
Distinguish between the following:
Photosynthesis and photophosphorylation.
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Solution
| Photosynthesis | photophosphorylation |
| (i) Photosynthesis involves both the light and dark reaction . | (i) photophosphorylation takes place only during light reaction. |
| (ii) It is a complete process in which food/glucose is produced in plants . | (ii) It is a part of photosynthesis in which a molecule of phosphate is added to ADP to form ATP . |
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