Excited by light energy, the pair of chlorophylls in this structure donates an electron to the primary electron acceptor, which passes an electron to an electron transport chain.Group of answer choicesprimary electron acceptorlight-harvesting complexNAD⁺/NADHphotosystemrubiscoreaction-center complex
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Excited by light energy, the pair of chlorophylls in this structure donates an electron to the primary electron acceptor, which passes an electron to an electron transport chain.Group of answer choicesprimary electron acceptorlight-harvesting complexNAD⁺/NADHphotosystemrubiscoreaction-center complex
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The structure you're referring to is the photosystem. In photosynthesis, light energy excites a pair of chlorophylls in the photosystem. These chlorophylls then donate an electron to the primary electron acceptor, which subsequently passes the electron to an electron transport chain.
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