During a discussion of photosynthesis, you are given the following series of facts:
1) Photosystem P700 alone is involved.
2) Water- splitting is not occurring.
3) A proton gradient is created in the Thylakoid lumen.
To which of the following processes do these statements collectively refer?
A) the Krebs cycle Citric Acid Cycle)
B) the Calvin cycle
C) linear electron transport
D) cyclic electron transport

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These statements refer to cyclic electron transport because it involves only Photosystem I (P700), does not involve the splitting of water, and still generates a proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane.

During a Discussion of Photosynthesis, You Are Given the Following