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GK QUESTION#3610

Which complex is responsible for collecting light energy during photosynthesis?

  1. AATPase complex
  2. BAntenna complexCorrect answer
  3. CPolymerase complex
  4. DLigase complex
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B. Antenna complex

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The antenna or light-harvesting complex contains pigments that absorb light and transfer excitation energy toward a photosystem reaction centre. ATPase, polymerase and ligase have other cellular functions.

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