Identify the correct statement:
1. The pH within the thylakoid is less than that of the stroma.
2. The pH of the stroma is higher than that of the other two measurements.
3. The pH of the stroma is higher than that of the thylakoid space but lower than that of
the cytosol.
4. The pH of the thylakoid space is higher than that observed anywhere else in the cell.

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What can occur during both photosynthesis and respiration?

I. The reduction of oxygen that forms water.
II. Formation of ATP by chemiosmosis
1. Only I 2. Only II
3. Both I and II 4. None
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If chloroplasts are illuminated with sunlight, the lowest pH would be observed in:

1. stroma 2. intermembrane space
3. thylakoid space 4. cytosol
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To establish a proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane, the protons are provided by:

1. Glucose 2. Chlorophyll
3. Membrane proteins 4. Water
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