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The first acceptor of electrons from an excited chlorophyll molecule of photosystem II is:

  1. A
    cytochrome
  2. B
    iron-sulphur protein
  3. C
    ferredoxin
  4. D
    quinone

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In Photosystem II (PSII), the excited P680 chlorophyll molecule transfers an electron to pheophytin, which then passes it to a primary electron acceptor called plastoquinone (a type of quinone).

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The first acceptor of electrons from an excited chlorophyll molecule of photosystem II is:
A
cytochrome
B
iron-sulphur protein
C
ferredoxin
D
quinone

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