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Chapter 10
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Solutions
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Objective Type Questions
2. A milestone contribution to the understanding of photosynthesis was made by Cornelius van Niel, which was
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(1) Bacteria (2) Alga (3) Angiospermic plant (4) Lower plant
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Van Niel studied purple and green sulphur bacteria and showed, O2 evolved from H2O and not from CO2.
3. The essential role of air in the growth of green plants was revealed by
(1) Priestley (2) Van Niel (3) Blackmann (4) Emerson
Sol. Answer (1)
Role of air in the growth of green plants is experimently proved by Priestley.
Sunlight Sunlight
(3) CO2 H2O
Chlorophyll
CH2O O2 (4) 6CO 2 12H2O C 6H12O 6 6O 2 6H2O
Chlorophyll
5. Moll’s half leaf experiment was done to show _____ was required for photosynthesis.
(1) H2O (2) Chlorophyll (3) Light (4) CO2
Sol. Answer (4)
In this experiment, half leaf was enclosed in a test tube containing KOH (which absorbs CO2), half leaf was
in air. When two halves were tested for starch, leaf in air showed the +ve test not other part, which shows
CO2 is required for photosynthesis.
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6. Curve showing the effectiveness of different wavelength of light in photosynthesis was first given by Engelmann
using all, except
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(1) Filamentous green alga Cladophora (2) Unicellular green alga Chlorella
(3) Suspension of aerobic bacteria (4) Prism to split the light in its components
Sol. Answer (2)
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Hill used chlorella for proving that photosynthesis completed in two phase i.e., light and dark phase.
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7. Grana present in chloroplast refers to
(1) Stroma lamellae (2) Stacks of quantasomes
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(3) Stacks of thylakoids (4) Double membranous envelope
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8. Photosystem is composed of
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12. The protons formed by splitting of water are released in the
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(1) Lumen of the thylakoids (2) Outer side of the membrane
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(3) Both (1) & (2) (4) Stroma of chloroplast
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When a photon of light strikes the reaction centre of PS II, it emites an electron. Two H2O molecules bind
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to an enzyme at reaction centre and enzyme splits the water and H+ are released in the lumen and also O2
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is produced.
H2O H O2
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When a photon of light strikes the reaction centre of PS II, it emites an electron. Two H2O molecules bind
to an enzyme at reaction centre and enzyme splits the water and H+ are released in the lumen and also O2
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is produced.
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14. Chemiosmotic hypothesis for generation of ATP during light reaction was first explained by
(1) Hill (2) Arnold
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NADP
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PS b&f PS NADPH
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Thylakoid H H
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membrane F0
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ATP synthesis Storma
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ADP ATP
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18. How many components listed below are part of cyclic ETS?
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P700 , P680 , NADP reductase, Hydrogen carrier,
PS I, Water Splitting Complex, PS II
(1) Two (2) Three (3) Five (4) Four
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22. The enzyme responsible for carboxylation reaction (CO2 fixation) in C3 plants is
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(1) RuBP oxygenase (2) Pyruvate decarboxylase
(3) RuBP carboxylase (4) PEP carboxylase
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Sol. Answer (3)
In C3 plant carboxylation reaction is catalysed by enzyme RuBP carboxylase.
23. Regeneration of four molecules of RuBP in C3 cycle requires the expenditure of _____ ATP.
(1) 1
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For 1 molecule of RUBP 1ATP
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For 4 molecule of RUBP 4ATP
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24. The enzyme RuBP carboxylase
(1) Activity occurs in C3 and C4 plants (2) It present in inner thylakoid membrane
(3) Is low temperature sensitive enzyme (4) Shows greater affinity for O2 than for CO2
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25. Which of the following statements is not true regarding the C4 plants?
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In C3 plant primary CO2 accepter is RUBP white in C4 plant it is PEP.
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29. Which one of the following is a C4 plant?
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(1) Papaya (2) Potato (3) Maize (4) Pea
Sol. Answer (3)
Maize is a C4 plant.
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30. The CO2 fixation during the Hatch and Slack pathway occurs in
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(1) Large thick walled cells (2) Mesophyll cells
(3) Vascular bundles (4) Bundle sheath cell cytoplasm
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C4 pathway occurs in mesophyll cells.
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32. The enzyme required for the CO2 fixation in the C4 cycle is
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(1) PEP carboxylase (2) RuBP oxygenase (3) RuBP carboxylase (4) PGA dehydrogenase
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36. A wasteful process which involves oxidation of organic compounds in plants in presence of light is called
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(1) Photorespiration (2) PCR Cycle (3) Hill’s reaction (4) Bioluminiscence
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Photorespiration reduces the rate of photosynthesis.
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(1) Cytoplasm and thylakoids (2) Stroma and cytoplasm
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(3) Stroma and thylakoids (4) Cytoplasm and stroma
Sol. Answer (4)
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PEPcase in cytoplasm and RuBisCO in the stroma.
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38. Identify the incorrect match.
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(1) Regeneration of PEP – Mesophyll cells
(2) RuBP oxygenase activity – Chloroplast
(3) Photorespiratory loss of CO2 – Cytoplasm
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40. Which of the following would rarely be a limiting factor for photosynthesis?
(1) Chlorophyll (2) Light (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Temperature
Sol. Answer (2)
Available from sunlight, required in least amount.
41. Plants like sugarcane show high productivity and high efficiency of CO2 fixation, because of
(1) Absence of photorespiration (2) EMP pathway
(3) Calvin cycle (4) TCA cycle
Sol. Answer (1)
Photorespiration is a wasteful process decrease efficiency of C3 plants but absent in C4 plants.
43. Linear relationship exists between incident light and rate of CO2 fixation at/in
(1) High light intensity (2) Low light intensity
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(3) Dense forests (4) More than one option is correct
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Rate of photosynthesis increases at high CO2 concentration and high light intensities.
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(3) Transport Regeneration CO2 fixation
(4) CO2 fixation Transport Decarboxylation
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Sol. Answer (4)
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CO2 fixation occurs first of all in mesophyll cell then transport into bundle sheath cell, where decarboxylation
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takes place.
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Light Intensity
(1) D-Saturation point, E-Maximum photosynthesis (2) A-Achieved at high light intensity
(3) D-10% of total sunlight, E-Compensation point (4) A-Light saturation at 10% of total sunlight
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Objective Type Questions
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Large number of phytoplankton present and occupied large area.
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2. Essentiality of CO2 in photosynthesis can be demonstrated using
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(1) Moll’s half leaf experiment (2) Ganong screen
(3) Inverted funnel experiment (4) KOH solution
Sol. Answer (1)
In this experiment, half leaf was enclosed in a test tube containing KOH (which absorbs CO2), half leaf was
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in air. When two halves were tested for starch, leaf in air showed the test positive not other part, which shows
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CO2 is required for photosynthesis.
Chlorophyll-a is soluble in petroleum ether and shows maximum absorption peak at 465 nm and 665 nm while
chlorophyll-b is soluble in methyl alcohol and shows maximum absorption peak at 450 and 640 nm. In
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4. If a photosynthesising plant releases oxygen, containing more than normal amount of 18O, it is concluded that
the plant has been supplied with
(1) C6H12O6 containing 18O (2) H2O containing 18O
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(1) Reduction of NAD+ (2) Reduction of CO2 (3) Electron transfer (4) All of these
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Z-scheme is related with pathway of electron during non-cyclic photophosphorylation.
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(3) Absorption of CO2 (4) Oxidation of CO2
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Sol. Answer (2)
Chlorophyll a which is present in LHC get oxidised.
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10. Cyclic photophosphorylation releases
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(1) ATP and NADPH2 (2) ATP, NADPH2 and oxygen
(3) ATP only (4) NADPH2 only
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Cyclic phosphorylation, cycled e– many times, and through ETS converts ADP to ATP.
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NADP H
NADPH
NADPH
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H H +
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(d)
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(1)
(2)
Photosystem-II
Photosystem-I
Thylakoid membrane
Thylakoid membrane
Photosystem-I
Photosystem-II
ATP synthetase
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(3) Photosystem-I Inner chloroplast membrane Photosystem-II F0
(4) Photosystem-II Thylakoid membrane Cytochrome b & f F1
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NADP
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PS b&f PS NADPH
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Lumen
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Thylakoid H H
membrane F0
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F1
ADP ATP
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14. Which is not true regarding cyclic electron transfer system (ETS) in thylakoid membrane of higher plants?
(1) Operates at low light intensity (2) Only PS I is involved
(3) Act as a back up for ATP synthesis (4) External electron donor is required
Sol. Answer (4)
No, PS II donates electron.
15. ATP synthesis in chloroplast and mitochondria is due to proton gradient across the membrane. Select correct
statement w.r.t. ATP formation in chloroplast
(a) Proton accumulates in lumen of thylakoid
(b) Splitting of water occurs on inner side of membrane
(c) Proton accumulates in stroma side of chloroplast
(d) NADP reductase is located on stroma side of membrane
(1) Only (a) and (b) are correct (2) Only (b) and (c) are correct
(3) Only (c) and (d) are correct (4) (a), (b) and (d) are correct
Sol. Answer (4)
Proton accumulates in lumen of thylakoid.
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17. To reduce 1 CO2 in C3 cycle, assimilatory power needed is
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(1) 3ATP, 2NADPH + H+ (2) 2ATP, 3NADPH + H+
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(3) 5ATP, 2NADPH + H+ (4) 6.5 ATP, 2NADPH + H+
Sol. Answer (1)
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18. CO2 acceptor, and carboxylating enzyme in C3 plants are respectively
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(1) PEP, PEPCO (2) RuBP, RUBISCO (3) OAA, RUBISCO (4) 3 PGA, RUBISCO
Sol. Answer (2)
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RuBP is CO2 acceptor and enzyme is RUBISCO.
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19. The methodology, which has been most useful for investigating the Calvin cycle, is
2 3PGA
2 ATP 2ADP
2 3 PGAL
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Photorespiration occurs during presence of light in C3 plants.
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23. During photorespiration, phosphorylation as well as oxidation both occurs in
(1) Centrosome (2) Peroxisome (3) Mitochondria (4) Chloroplast
Sol. Answer (4)
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Phosphorylation and oxidation occur in the chloroplast during photorespiration.
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24. Sorghum and sugarcane plants show saturation at about
(1) 50% of full sunlight (2) 10% of full sunlight
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(3) 360 ppm of CO2 (4) 500 ppm of CO2
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Sol. Answer (3)
Both sugarcane and Sorghum are C4 plants.
(1) C3 Plants (2) C4 plants (3) CAM plants (4) Temperate plants
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27. In C4 plants, mesophyll cells and bundle sheath cells are specialised to perform respectively
(1) Light reaction and dark reaction (2) Dark reaction and light reaction
(3) Light reaction and photorespiration (4) Photorespiration and dark reaction
Sol. Answer (1)
C4 Light reaction
C3 Dark reaction
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29. Find odd one (w.r.t. double carboxylation)
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(1) Zea mays (2) Sugarcane (3) Pisum sativum (4) Sorghum
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30. Photosynthesis of maize plant differ from wheat plant in
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(1) Number of ATP required per CO2 fixation (2) Having spatial separation in both carboxylations
Wheat is C3 plant.
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(1) Have thin walls to facilitate gaseous exchange (2) Have large intercellular spaces
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(3) Are rich in PEP carboxylase (4) Have a high density of chloroplasts
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(1) Low O2 affinity of PEPcase (2) Cold sensitivity of PEP synthetase enzyme
(3) Reduced rate of decarboxylation of organic acids (4) High energy requirement for CO2 fixation
(3) Presence of PEP synthetase enzyme (4) Presence of PEP carboxylase enzyme
(1) Plants requiring 3 ATP per CO2 fixation (2) Plants with Kranz anatomy
(3) Plants having high rate of photorespiration (4) Plants having single carboxylation
C4 plants have low CO2 compensation point and presence of organic acid in bundle sheath cells.
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35. Identify the reaction for which the C4 plants require some extra ATP molecules in comparison to C3 plants
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(1) Conversion of PEP to OAA (2) Conversion of Pyruvate to PEP
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(3) Conversion of Malate to Oxaloacetate (4) Conversion of PEP to Malate
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3. A process that makes important difference between C3 and C4 plants is AIPMT (Prelims)-2012]
It affects C3 plants
Photorespiration completed in three cell organells i.e., chloroplast, peroxysome and mitochondria.
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In C4 plants bundle sheath cells are characterised by presence of thick walls, without intercellular space and
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having large numbers of chloroplast.
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6. CAM helps the plants in [AIPMT (Prelims)-2011]
(1) Reproduction (2) Conserving water (3) Secondary growth (4) Disease resistance
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Plants are extreme xerophytes.
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7. PGA as the first CO2 fixation product was discovered in photosynthesis of [AIPMT (Prelims)-2010]
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(1) Alga (2) Bryophyte (3) Gymnosperm (4) Angiosperm
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Melvin calvin used radioactive 14C in algal photosynthesis studies.
8. C4 plants are more efficient in photosynthesis than C3 plants due to [AIPMT (Prelims)-2010]
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9. Read the following four statements, a, b, c and d and select the right option having both correct statements.
Statements:
a. Z scheme of light reaction takes place in presence of PSI only.
b. Only PS I is functional in cyclic photophosphorylation.
c. Cyclic photophosphorylation results into synthesis of ATP and NADPH2
d. Stroma lamellae lack PS II as well as NADP.
Options : [AIPMT (Mains)-2010]
(1) B and D (2) A and B (3) B and C (4) C and D
Sol. Answer (1)
(A) is wrong because Z schemes requires PS II also (C) is wrong as NADP reductase is not there in cyclic
phosphorylation.
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Mesophyll Plasma
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cell membrane
Cell wall
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Phosphoenol
HCO3– pyruvate
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C4 acid C3 acid
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Bundle
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Transport Transport
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Fixation by
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C4 acid
C CO2
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B C3 acid
In which of the following options correct words for all the three blanks A, B and C are indicated ?
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[AIPMT (Mains)-2010]
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A B C
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A B C
OAA Pyruvate PEP
15. The C4 plants are photosynthetically more efficient than C3 plants because [AIPMT (Prelims)-2008]
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(1) They have more chloroplasts
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(2) The CO2 compensation point is more
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(3) CO2 generated during photorespiration is trapped and recycled through PEP carboxylase
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Sol. Answer (1)
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Having large number of chloroplast and absence of photorespiration.
16. In leaves of C4 plants malic acid synthesis during CO2 fixation occurs in [AIPMT (Prelims)-2008]
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(1) Guard cells (2) Epidermal cells (3) Mesophyll cells (4) Bundle sheath
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17. Electrons from excited chlorophyll molecule of photosystem II are accepted first by [AIPMT (Prelims)-2008]
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PS II Quinone
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18. The first acceptor of electrons from an excited chlorophyll molecule of photosystem II is:
[AIPMT (Prelims)-2007]
19. In the leaves of C4 plants, malic acid formation during CO2 fixation occurs in the cells of:
[AIPMT (Prelims)-2007]
In mesophyll cells, CO2 reacts with PEP and form malic acids.
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Plastocyanin (2Fe-2S)
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Pheophytin
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FeS complex
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(4Fe-4S)
P680 P700
Light
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Non-cyclic phosphorylation
Z-scheme
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21. During photorespiration, the oxygen consuming reaction(s) occur in [AIPMT (Prelims)-2006]
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(1) Stroma of chloroplasts and mitochondria (2) Stroma of chloroplasts and peroxisomes
O2
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Phosphoglycolate + PGA
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22. Photosynthesis in C4 plants is relatively less limited by atmospheric CO2 levels because :
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[AIPMT (Prelims)-2005]
(1) Four carbon acids are the primary initial CO2 fixation products
23. As compared to a C3 plant, how many additional molecules of ATP are needed for net production of one
molecule of hexose sugar by C4 plants : [AIPMT (Prelims)-2005]
24. Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR) has the following range of wavelengths : [AIPMT (Prelims)-2005]
(1) 400 - 700 nm (2) 450 - 950 nm (3) 340 - 450 nm (4) 500 - 600 nm
Sol. Answer (1)
During photosynthesis PAR is 400-700 nm.
25. Chlorophyll-a molecule at its carbon atom 3 of the pyrrole ring II has one of the following
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(1) Carboxylic group (2) Magnesium (3) Aldehyde group (4) Methyl group
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Sol. Answer (4)
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In the pyrrole ring II at 3 position there is methyl group.
26. Which fractions of the visible spectrum of solar radiations are primarily absorbed by carotenoids of the higher
plants?
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(1) Blue and green (2) Green and red (3) Red and violet (4) Violet and blue
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Carotenoids absorbed middle part of visible spectrum mainly violet and blue light.
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27. During light reaction of photosynthesis, which of the following phenomenon is observed during cyclic
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phosphorylation as well as non-cyclic phosphorylation?
(1) Release of O2 (2) Formation of ATP
(3) Formation of NADPH (4) Involvement of PS I & PS II pigment systems
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NADP NADPH
NADP reductase
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Plastocyanin I (2Fe-2S)
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Pheophytin FeS complex
(4Fe-4S)
P680 P700
Light PS II Light PS I
Non-cyclic phosphorylation
Z-scheme
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During light reaction first of all excitation of chlorophyll molecules occurs due to absorption of light.
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30. Which pigment system is inactivated in red drop?
(1) PS-I and PS-II (2) PS-I (3) PS-II (4) None of these
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Sol. Answer (3)
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PS-II, because its reaction centre is P680.
31. In photosynthesis, energy from light reaction to dark reaction is transferred in the form of
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(1) ADP (2) ATP (3) RuDP (4) Chlorophyll
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33. How many electrons, protons and photons are involved in the lysis of water to evolve one molecule of oxygen?
(1) 4e–, 4H+ & 4 photons (2) 4e–, 4H+ & 8 photons (3) 2e–, 2H+ & 8 photons (4) 2e–, 2H+ & 4 photons
2H2O
8 Photons
4H O2 4e
35. What will be the number of Calvin cycles to generate one molecule of hexose?
DHAP RUBP
Carbon compound
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36. For assimilation of one CO2 molecule, the energy required in form of ATP and NADPH2 are
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(1) 2 ATP and 2 NADPH2 (2) 5 ATP and 3 NADPH2
(3) 3 ATP and 2 NADPH2 (4) 18 ATP and 12 NADPH2
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In C3 plants, 3 ATP and 2 NADPH2 required during fixation of one CO2.
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37. Which one of the following represents photophosphorylation ?
38. In C3 plants, the first stable product of photosynthesis during the dark reaction is
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40. Which one of the following organisms is correctly matched with its three characteristics?
(1) Pea : C3 pathway, Endospermic seed, Vexillary aestivation
(2) Tomato : Twisted aestivation, Axile placentation, Berry
(3) Onion : Bulb, Imbricate aestivation, Axile placentation
(4) Maize : C3 pathway, Closed vascular bundles, Scutellum
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Sol. Answer (3)
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Distinct bundle sheath present in C4 plants.
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42. In C4 plants, the bundle sheath cells
(1) Have thin walls to facilitate gaseous exchange (2) Have large intercellular spaces
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(3) Are rich in PEP carboxylase (4) Have a high density of chloroplasts
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Sol. Answer (4)
CO 2
PEP OAA Malic acid
(1) RuDP carboxylase (2) Phosphoric acid (3) RuBisCo (4) PEP carboxylase
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48. In sugarcane plant, 14CO is fixed in malic acid. Which of the enzyme that fixes CO2?
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(3) Ribulose phosphate kinase (4) Fructose phosphatase
Sol. Answer (2)
PEP carboxylase
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49. Which one of the following is wrong in relation to photorespiration ?
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(1) Ist oxidation in chloroplast (2) It occurs in day time only
(3) It is a characteristic of C4 plants (4) It is a characteristic of C3 plants
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Sol. Answer (3)
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Photorespiration is characteristic of C3 plants.
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Assertion-Reason Type Questions
1. A : In C4 plants, chloroplasts of bundle sheath cells are granal.
R : PS II is mostly found in appressed part of granum.
Sol. Answer (4)
In Bundle sheath cells PS II absent which implies agranal chloroplast.
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2. A : Dark reactions of photosynthesis are temperature controlled processes.
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R : Most of the reactions are enzymatic in nature.
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Sol. Answer (1)
Enzyme reactions are controlled by temperature.
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R : Organic acids are decarboxylated during night.
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Sol. Answer (3)
Dark acidification is reaction occurs in Night and organic acid like malic acid is decarboxylated during day.
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4. A : Assimilatory power in photosynthesis is generated in ETS occuring in thylakoid membrane.
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R : They are needed for CO2 reduction and RuBP regeneration.
Sol. Answer (2)
ATP produced is required for carrying out different metabolic activities, biosynthetic reaction taking place in
stroma, responsible for fixation of CO2 and synthesis of sugar.
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5. A : Light harvesting complexes (LHC) on thylakoid membrane broaden the range of light absorption.
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6. A : For every CO2 molecule entering C3 cycle, three molecules of ATP and two NADPH are required.
R : Cyclic photophosphorylation takes place to meet the difference in number of ATP.
Sol. Answer (2)
Cyclic photophosphorylation is needed to meet difference in number of ATP but no correlation with Ist
statement.
7. A : Carotenoids protect plant from excessive heat and prevent photooxidation of chlorophyll.
R : Carotenoids enable a wider range of wavelength of incoming light to be utilised for photosynthesis.
Sol. Answer (2)
Carotenoids provide protection to chlorophyll from nascent oxygen.
9. A : Most of the photosynthesis takes place in the blue and red region of spectrum.
R : Action spectrum shows the amount of energy of different wavelength of light absorbed by pigments.
Sol. Answer (3)
Action spectrum depicts the magnitude of a response of biological system to light as function of wavelength.
For e.g., action spectrum of photosynthesis can be constructed from measurements of O2 evolution at
different wavelengths.
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10. A : Tropical plants are more efficient in CO2 utilization.
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R : C3 plants ensure that RuBisCO functions as carboxylase minimising oxygenase activity.
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Sol. Answer (2)
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At high CO2 concentration RuBisCO enzyme acts as carboxylase enzyme.
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