Light dependent ATP synthesis is called
A)photophosphorylation.
B)substrate-level phosphorylation.
C)oxidative phosphorylation.
D)pyrophosphorylation.
E)none of the above

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Photophosphorylation is the process of generating ATP from ADP by using the energy of sunlight through the process of photosynthesis. This type of ATP synthesis is dependent on light and occurs specifically in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms. Substrate-level phosphorylation occurs in the cytoplasm during glycolysis and in the mitochondrial matrix during the Krebs cycle, where ATP is produced by direct transfer of a phosphate group from a substrate to ADP. Oxidative phosphorylation occurs in the mitochondria, where ATP is synthesized as a result of electron transport chain, and pyrophosphorylation is not a known process for ATP synthesis.

Light Dependent ATP Synthesis Is Called