Multiple choice

While conversion of phosphoglyceric acid into phosphoglyceraldehyde during photosynthesis, which of the following reactions occurs?

  1. Oxidation

  2. Reduction

  3. Electrolysis

  4. Hydrolysis

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B Correct answer
Explanation

It is the addition of electrons. In the conversion of phosphoglyceric acid to phosphoglyceralaldehyde, acid is converted to aldehyde, which is a reduction reaction.