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Date November 2014 Marks available 1 Reference code 14N.1.HL.TZ0.12
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Question number 12 Adapted from N/A

Question

What causes cyclic photophosphorylation to occur in photosynthesis?
A. Reduced NADP is accumulating in the stroma.
B. Photoactivation of photosystem II is inhibited.
C. Light-dependent reactions are slower than light-independent reactions.
D. ATP is not required for the Calvin cycle.

Markscheme

A

Examiners report

Comments on this question varied from congratulations on a novel approach to the fact that it was tough and not on the syllabus. It is covered by 8.2.3 ‘explain the light dependent reactions’.

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level » Topic 8: Metabolism, cell respiration and photosynthesis » 8.2 Cell respiration
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