A photosystem is _____.

a) the innermost portion of the mitochondria
b) the portion of the enzyme to which the activator molecule binds
c) a collection of pigment and protein molecules that absorbs solar energy
d) the central, semi-fluid compartment of the choloroplast


Ans: c) a collection of pigment and protein molecules that absorbs solar energy

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Suppose you are studying photosynthesis in a research lab. You grow your plants in a chamber with a source of water that has a radioactively labeled oxygen atom. What photosynthetic product will be radioactive?

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