It is believed that the ratio of cyclic electron transport to Z-scheme photosynthesis changes in response to metabolic demands. If a plant were actively engaged in a large amount of reductive biosynthesis, requiring NADPH, how would it alter these processes compared to a plant just performing the Calvin cycle to produce glucose

The correct answer is (b) More Z-scheme photosynthesis, less cyclic photophosphorylation

Explanation:

Z-scheme is the schematic flow of the electrons from water to NADP+ and as it connects the two different photosystems that look like z in the diagram it is termed as Z-scheme of photosynthesis. The ratio of cyclic electron transport to Z-scheme photosynthesis alters as per the metabolic requirements. In the question, it is given that If a plant were actively engaged in a large amount of reductive biosynthesis, requiring NADPH, then it will acqiuire more z-scheme photosynthesis compared to a plant just performing the Calvin cycle to produce glucose.

 More Z-scheme photosynthesis, less cyclic photophosphorylation