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what is the main purpose of photophosphorylation? to split water molecules to form glucose molecules to release oxygen to generate atp energy
Photophosphorylation is a process in photosynthesis where light - energy is used to add a phosphate group to ADP, forming ATP. Splitting water molecules and releasing oxygen are part of the light - dependent reactions but not the main purpose of photophosphorylation. Forming glucose molecules occurs in the Calvin cycle. The main goal of photophosphorylation is to generate ATP energy for the subsequent steps of photosynthesis.
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