Which is the best description of photophosphorylation?

a. the absorption of light energy by chlorophyll

b. the conversion of light energy to chemical energy

c. the removal of a phosphate group from a molecule

d. the conversion of ADP to ATP using light energy

Photophosphorylation is a process that occurs during photosynthesis in plants. It is the conversion of ADP (Adenosine Diphosphate) into ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) using light energy. ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) is the energy currency of life of all living organisms. Without ATP, cells will not be able to perform their proper functions.

Through the process of phosphorylation, light energy is used to create electron donors and electron acceptors that move spontaneously through the process of electron transport chains.