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QuizMultiple Choice

Light Dependent Reactions in Photosynthesis

Question 1 • PA Human Anatomy & Physiology A 2026-2027 SMITH IC

Which series lists the structural components of the light-dependent reactions in order, from smallest to largest?

Answer
A
chlorophyll ® thylakoid ® photosystem I ® photosystem II
B
chloroplast ® photosystem II ® photosystem I ® thylakoid
C
chlorophyll ® thylakoid ® chloroplast
D
chloroplast ® chlorophyll® thylakoid

Explanation

Chlorophyll is a pigment molecule, thylakoids are membrane structures that contain the light-dependent reaction machinery, and a chloroplast is the larger organelle that contains the thylakoids. Thus, from smallest to largest, the order is chlorophyll, thylakoid, chloroplast, which is choice C.

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