light dependent reaction

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  • what does a light dependant reaction require

    light energy
  • where does the light dependant reaction take place

    in the thylakoid membrane and the thylakoid cavity
  • what is ATP synthesised from

    ADP and Pi
  • what is meant by Pi
    inorganic phosphate
  • what is meant by photophosphorylation
    this is the synthesis of ATP from ADP and Pi using light energy
  • what is meant by photolysis
    this is the splitting of water using light energy
  • what happens to NADP during the light dependant reaction

    it is reduced to form reduced NADP
  • what is released as a bi-product from the light dependant reaction
    oxygen
  • what are the two types of light dependant reaction
    non-cyclic and cyclic photophosphorylation