The transfer of energy directly from a photoexcited electron in a pigment molecule to another electron in an adjacent pigment molecule occurs by

A) photoexcitation.
B) photochemical reduction
C) photophosphorylation.
D) resonance energy transfer.
E) photorespiration.


Answer: D

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