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Biology Photosynthesis in Higher Plants Skill Builder Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 21, 2026

Assuming a thylakoid is somehow punctured so that the interior of the thylakoid is no longer separated from the stroma. This damage will have the most direct effect on which of the following processes?

A
Splitting of water
B
Absorption of light energy by chlorophyll
C
Flow of electrons from photosystem II to photosystem I
D
Synthesis of ATP

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If the interior of the thylakoid is no longer separated from the stroma, the chemiosmotic process for synthesis of ATP ceases since protons need to flow from the interior of the thylakoid to the stroma to make ATP.

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