Suppose You Discovered a Mutant Strain of Spinach in Which

question 106

Multiple Choice

Suppose you discovered a mutant strain of spinach in which the thylakoid membranes were slightly permeable to protons, thus allowing a slow leakage (remember that normal membranes are not permeable to protons at all) . What change in the reactions of photosynthesis might occur in compensation for this defect?

• A)Cyclic electron transport would increase.
• B)Noncyclic electron transport would increase.
• C)O₂ production would decrease.
• D)Cyclic electron transport would decrease.
• E)Noncyclic electron transport would decrease.

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