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You Are an Astronaut and Have Discovered an Alien Photosynthetic

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You are an astronaut and have discovered an alien photosynthetic organism.It has organelles that are responsible for photosynthesis; these organelles appear to work in much the same way as the chloroplasts in plants on Earth.The only difference is that they are red.Which color of light is NOT likely to drive photosynthesis in these alien organelles?


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pH

A scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution, with values less than 7 indicating acidity and values greater than 7 indicating basicity.

Disulfide Bridges

Covalent bonds between sulfur atoms of two cysteine residues within or between protein molecules, crucial for protein structure.

Cysteic Acid

An oxidized sulfur-containing amino acid, derived from cysteine, notable for its role in certain biological processes and protein structure.

Fischer Projection

A two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional organic molecule by projection, often used to describe carbohydrates.

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