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KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 11 - 11. Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Electron from excited chlorophyll molecules of photosystem II are accepted first by

  1. A ferredoxin
  2. B phaeophytin
  3. C cytochrome b
  4. D cytochrome f
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(B) phaeophytin

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(B) phaeophytin,
Electron from excited chlorophyll molecules of Photosystem II are first accepted by phaeophytin. Phaeophytin then transfers the electrons to plastoquinone (PQ) pool, initiating the electron transport chain in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.