Prove the Statement Below Directly from the Definitions of the Terms

question 26

Essay

Prove the statement below directly from the definitions of the terms. Do not use any other
facts previously proved in class or in the text or in the exercises. $\text { For all integers } n , n ^ { 2 } + n + 1 \text { is odd. }$

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Definitions:

Photons

Elementary particles of light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation, with wave-particle duality.

Thylakoid Membrane

Inner membrane system that carries out light-dependent reactions in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria.

Light-Dependent Reactions

The phase of photosynthesis where light energy is captured by chlorophyll and converted into chemical energy stored in ATP and NADPH, essential for the subsequent synthesis of glucose in the light-independent reactions.

Photosystem I

A complex found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and cyanobacteria that is involved in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis, capturing light energy to produce ATP and NADPH.