Which is the best description of photophosphorylation?

the absorption of light energy by chlorophyll


the conversion of light energy to chemical energy


the removal of a phosphate group from a molecule


the conversion of ADP to ATP using light energy

Verified Answer :

Out of the choices given, the best description of photo-phosphorylation is the conversion of ADP to ATP using light energy. The correct answer is D.

The answer is the conversion of ADP to ATP using light energy. Photophosphorylation occurs in the light stage of photosynthesis. There are two types of photophosphorylation; cyclic and non-cyclic. In cyclic (which occurs only in bacteria), only photosystem I is utilized in the process while in non-cyclic, both photosystems I and II are used. In non-cyclic photophosphorylation, in addition to ATP, NADH is also synthesized.