Photosynthesis Questions: Paper - 01

1. Sugar moves in phloem vessels as ______. (a) cellulose (b) glucose (c) starch (d) sucrose Answer: (d) Glucose is called principle carbohydrate, sucrose is called translocable carbohydrate, starch is called storage carbohydrate and cellulose is called structural carbohydrate . ______ ions help in photolysis o! water. (a) "n## (b) "g## (c) $l% (d) both (a) and (c) Answer: (d) "agnoprotein is associated with photolysis o! water, which contains "n## and $l% as co!actor. &. '()*S$+ en,yme is also called as ______. (a) carbo-ytetra mutase (b) carbo-ydimutase (c) carbo-ytrimutase (d) carbo-yunimutase Answer: (b) '()*S$+ is called mar.er en,yme o! chloroplast since it can per!orm carbo-ylation as well as o-idation, there!ore also called carboxydimutase. /. ______ is precursor !or abscissic acid (A)A) (a) 0eatin (b) 1utein (c) 2iola-anthin (d) "evalonic acid Answer: (c) 3recursor !or the biosynthesis o! abscissic acid is viola-anthin, a type o! -anthophyll !ound in leaves. 4. *n young leaves ratio o! carotene to 5anthophyll is ____. (a) : 1 (b) &: 1 (c) 1: & (d) 1: Answer: (d) *n young leaves cuticle is thin hence re6uire more production there!ore concentration o! 5anthophyll is more than carotene which is more protective 7. 8hich o! the !ollowing pigments contains open pyrolle ring9 (a) 3hycobilins (b) 5anthophylls (c) $hlorophylls

(d) :%carotene Answer: (a) $hlorophylls are made o! closed pyrolle, whereas 3hycobilins are made o! open pyrolle, $arotenoids are carbon hydrogen derivatives. ;. *n which o! the !ollowing light, rate o! photosynthesis is ma-imum9 (a) white (b) discontinuous white (c) red (d) blue Answer: (b) <iscontinuous white light or intermittent light don=t increase the temperature, hence the rate o! photosynthesis is ma-imum. >. ?uantum yield o! photosynthesis is ______. (a) 1&.4 @ (b) > @ (c) 1&@ (d) 1 .4@ Answer: (d) ?uantum re6uirement o! photosynthesis is > 6uanta, whereas 6uantum yield is 1A> - 1BB i.e., 1 .4@ C. <uring light phase o! photosynthesis ______ is o-idi,ed and ______ is reduced. (a) $+ and 8ater (b) 8ater and $+ (c) 8ater and DA<3 (d) DA<3E and $+ Answer: (c) <uring light phase water is o-idi,ed and the released hydrogen is accepted by DA<3, hence is reduced to DA<3E . 1B. <uring dar. phase o! photosynthesis ______ is o-idi,ed and ______ is reduced (a) $+ and 8ater (b) 8ater and $+ (c) 8ater and DA<3 (d) DA<3E and $+ Answer: (d) <uring dar. phase the reduced DA<3E trans!er its hydrogen to $+ which is reduced to carbohydrate. 11. Fhe visible product o! photosynthesis is ______. (a) glucose (b) cellulose (c) starch (d) !ructose Answer: (c) Starch is visible product since it can be stained with iodine. 1 . Fo produce & glucose molecules ______ AF3 and ______ DA<3E molecules are re6uired. (a) 4/, &7

(b) 4/, &B (c) &7, 7B (d) 1>, 1 Answer: (a) 1 glucose molecule re6uires 1> AF3 and 1 DA<3E 1&. Glycolytic reversal is a part o! ______. (a) aerobic respiration (b) anaerobic respiration (c) light phase o! photosynthesis (d) dar. phase o! photosynthesis Answer: (d) Girst phase o! calvin cycle is called glycolytic reversal, which is a part o! dar. phase o! photosynthesis. 1/. 'u)p carbo-ylase acts as 'u)p carbo-ygenase at ______ $+ conc. And ______ + conc. (a) low, low (b) low, high (c) high, high (d) high, low Answer: (b) <uring photorespiration '()3 carbo-ylase acts '()3 o-ygenase under low $+ Eigh + concentrations. 14. Fhe source o! $+ during calvin cycle in $/ plant is (a) "alic acid (b) +AA (c) 3H3 (d) 'u<3 Answer: (a) <uring $/ pathway malic acid undergo decarbo-ylaton to release $+ . 17. <icot which !ollow $/ pathway is____. (a) wheat (b) Amranthus (c) "ai,e (d) "ango Answer: (b) "ost o! the $/ plant is monocot however e-ceptional dicot is Amaranthus. 1;. Absorption spectrum o! chlorophyll is ma-imum in _____ light. (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow (d) blue%violet Answer: (b) Absorption spectrum o! chlorophyll is ma-imum in blue light whereas action spectrum is ma-imum in red light. 1>. Fhe o-ygen molecule in glucose !ormed during photosynthesis comes !rom (a) 8ater (b) +rganic acids

(c) $+ (d) atmosphere Answer: (c) Since glucose is !ormed !orm $+ and hydrogen released !rom water hence o-ygen comes !rom $+ . 1C. <imorphic chloroplast are present in ______. (a) ,eamays (b) sacchrum o!!icinale (c) sorghum bicolor (d) all o! these Answer: (d) <imorphic chloroplast or Iran, anatomy is the character !eature o! monocot, All the given options are monocot. B. 'ed pigment in tomato is (a) %carotene (b) Anthocyanin (c) 1ycopene (d) 1utein Answer: (c) the biological name o! the tomato is lycopersicon esculentum it is due the ther lycopene. 1. Solarisation re!ers to ______. (a) !ormation o! sugar with help o! water or energy (b) destruction o! chlorophyll (c) synthesis o! chl. (d) both b and c Answer: (b) <estruction o! chlorophyll is due harm!ul light and o-ygen called solari,ation. . <ar. reaction re6uires light reaction !or (a) carbo-ylation o! '()3 (b) regeneration o! '()3 (c) reduction o! 3GA (d) !ormation o! he-ose sugar Answer: (c) 3roduct o! dar. reaction is DA<3E re6uired !or reduction o! 3GA to 3GA1 &. Hmerson e!!ect proves (a) concept o! two photosystem in plant (b) photophosphorylation (c) photorespiration (d) there are light and dar. reaction in photosynthesis Answer: (a) Fhe concept o! two photosystem in plant was proposed by emerson bases on red drop e!!ect and enhancement e!!ect. /. Dame a plant which do not per!orm photosynthesis is (a) Algae (b) )ryophyllum (c) cuscutta (d)3itcher plant

Answer: (d) $uscutta is a parasite. 4. 1ight reaction o! photosynthesis results in !ormation o! ______. (a) + (b) DA<3E # E# (c) AF3 (d) All o! these Answer: (d) <uring light phase AF3 and DA<3E is product where as o-ygen is byproduct produced during light phase.

Photosynthesis Questions: Paper - 02

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$44E;B+7D/ "g is (A) An accessory pigment in photosynthesis ()) 3resent in 3S%** ($) 3resent in all green plants (<) All o! these Fhe ioni,ed chl.a# (A) 'eceives low energy electron ()) 'eceives high energy electron ($) H-pels low energy electron (<) H-pels high energy electron *n $alvin cycle, (A) !ructose 1,7 diphophate undergoes dephosphorylation. ()) AF3 is !ormed during dephosphoylation o! !ructose ($) 1,& di 3GA undergo phosphorylation (<) none o! these 8hat will happen to the rate o! photosynthesis i! sodium bicarbonate is added in the water having hydrilla plant in a bea.er (A) *t will remain normal ()) *t will be decreased ($) *t will be stopped (<) *t will be accelerated 8hich o! the !ollowing gas would disappear !rom the atmosphere i! all the photosynthetic activities were to stop9 (A) Ditrogen ()) $arbondio-ide ($) Eydrogen (<) +-ygen 3hoto%o-idation o! chlorophyll and cell contents as a result o! high light intensity is .nown as (A) Solari,ation ()) 3hotolysis ($) 3hotperiodism (<) 3hotorespiration

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with normal rate, probably it would be (A) $& plant ()) "ango plant ($) 3ea plant (<) Sugarcane plant >. Gor the process o! photosynthesis all e-cept one o! the !ollowing items are essential. 3oint out the e-ception (A) $+ , optimum temperature ()) Glucose and o-ygen ($) 8ater and minerals (<) 1ight and chlorophyll Fhe prere6uisities o! $alvins cycle are (A) E +, $+ , AF3 ()) AF3, E +, DA<3E ($) $+ , AF3, DA<3E (<) DA<3E , E +, $+ *n the calvin cycle, the assimilatory power is used during (A) Gormation o! 3GA ()) $onversion o! 3GA to 3GA1 ($) Gormation o! !ructose 1%7 diphsophate !rom 3GA1 (<) Gormation o! glucose !rom !ructose J di% phosphate (nidirectional !low o! e in non%cyclic photophosphorylation is (A) 3S ** %% e% %%%K 3S * %% e% %%%K DA<3 %% e% %%%K water ()) 8ater %% e% %%%K 3S** %% e% %%%K 3S * %% e% %%%K DA<3 ($) 3S * %% e% %%%K DA<3 %% e% %%%K water %% e% %%%K 3S ** (<) 8ater %% e% %%%K 3S * %% e% %%%K 3S ** %% e% %%%K DA<3 8hich is sensitive to longer wavelength o! light9 (A) 3hotolysis ()) 3S* ($) 3S ** (<) 3hotophosphorylation 3hytol tail is present at (A) &rd carbon o! **nd ring ()) nd carbon o! ***rd ring ($) ;th carbon o! *2th ring (<) &rd carbon o! *2th ring 'eduction o! co%en,yme DA<3 depends on (A) 'eduction o! $+ ()) Hvolution o! + ($) 3hotolysis o! water (<) Gormation o! AF3 1oculus is the internal space o! (A) Grana ()) Stroma ($) Fhyla.oid (<) ?uantasome $alvins cycle involves (A) +-idative phosphorylation ()) +-idative carbo-ylation ($) 'eductive carbo-ylation (<) 'eductive phophorylation *n $/ plants, carbo-ylation is twice, it can be represented as (A) 3yruvic acid # $+ malic acid # $+

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8hat happens during light reaction (A) $+ reacts with E ()) Synthesis o! 3GA1 ($) 1ysis o! water molecule (<) $+ combines with E + 3hotosynthesis ta.es place (A) +nly in green light ()) +nly in sunlight ($) *n visible light obtained !rom any source (<) +nly in high intensity o! light $hlorophyll%a di!!eres !rom chlorophyll%b in having%%% (A) "ethly group instead o! aldehyde group ()) Aldehyde group instead o! methyl group ($) "ethyl group instead o! ethyl group (<) +nly phytol tail instead o! head *n non%cyclic photophosphorylation (A) AF3 is generated ()) )oth 3S* and 3S** are involved ($) Hlectron !low is unidirectional (<) All the above <uring photosynthesis the reaction when 3GA is converted into 3GA1, is called (A) *someri,ation ()) 'eduction ($) +-idation (<) 3hosphorylation

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!he head and tai" o# ch"orophy"" are made up o# $A% Pyrro"e and tetrapyrro"e $&% Porphyrine and phytin $'% Pophyrine and phyto" $(% !etrapyrro"e and ma)nesium !he numbner o# photons needed #or the e*o"ution o# one mo"ecu"e o# oxy)en is $A% + $&% 2 $'% 12 $(% 1+ Action spectrum is $A% A )raph showin) amount o# "i)ht absorbed $&% A )raph showin) rate o# photosynthesis $'% A )raph showin) absorption o# "i)ht $(% A )raph showin) amount o# ',2 re"eased ' 0-./,2 is mo"ecu"ar #ormu"a o# $A% 0anthophy"" $&% 'arotenes $'% 'h"orophy""s $(% Phycobi""ins Quantasome contains $A% 1.0-200 ch"orophy"" mo"ecu"es

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A photosynthesi,ing plant is releasing 1>+ more than the normal. Fhe plant must have been supplied with (a) +& (b) E + with 1>+ (c) $+ with 1>+ (d) $7E1 +7 with 1>+ A plant is .ept in &BB ppm $+ concentration. 8hat will happen to it $1aDasthan P5! 17+.% (a) 3lant will die soon (b) 3lant will grow but will not die (c) 3lant will show normal photosynthesis (d) 'espiration will be greatly decreased Activation radiation !or photosynthesis are represented by wavelength o! $'&S6 177/% (a) 7/B%74B nm (b) 7BB%C4B nm (c) /BB%;BB nm (d) &/B%/4B nm Aganal chloroplasts occur in (a) $& plants (b) Eydrophytes (c) $/ 3lants (d) Succulents All plastids have essentially same structure because ($)SH 1CC ) (a) Fhey have to per!orm same !unction (b) Fhey are locali,ed in aerial parts o! plants (c) All plastids store starch, lipid and proteins (d) +ne type o! platid can be di!!erentiated into another type o! plastid depending on cell re6uirements Assimilatory power produced in hill reaction and used in )lac.man=s reaction re!ers to (a) Generation o! AF3 and DA<3E (b) 'eduction o! $+ (c) Splitting o! water (d) <isintegration o! plastids 8hich wavelength o! light carries out photosynthesis in bacteria $1aDasthan P5! 17+.% (a) (ltraviolet light (b) )lue (c) 'ed (d) Gar red AF3 is a source o! energy !or (a) 1ight reaction in $/ plants (b) 3hotophosphorylation (c) )iochemical reactions

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$arbon dio-ide Moins the photosynthetic pathway in (a) 3S* (b) 3S** (c) light reaction (d) <ar. reaction $hlorophyll a occurs in (a) All photosynthetic autotrophs (b) *n all higher plants (c) All o-ygen liberating autotrophs (d) All plants e-cept !ungi $hlorophyll b is (a) $4/E;B+7D/"g (b) $44E;B+7D/"g (c) $44E;B+4D/"g (d) $/4E; +4D/"g $hlorophyll is $5P P5! 177/% (a) Soluble in organic solvents (b) Soluble in water (c) Soluble in both organic solvents and water (d) Done o! the above $hlorophyll is present $'P5! 17+4% (a) +n the sur!ace o! chloroplast (b) *n the stroma o! chloroplast (c) *n the grana o! chloroplast (d) <ispersed throughout the chloroplast $hlorophylls absorb visible light o! wavelenghts (a) /BB% 4BB nm only (b) &BB% /BB nm only (c) 7BB% >BB nm only (d) /BB% 4BB nm only and 7BB% ;BB nm only $hloroplast contains ma-imum 6uantity o! (a) 'u<3 %carbo-ylase (b) Ee-o.inase (c) 3yruvic carbo-ylase (d) Done $hloroplast contians ma-imum 6uantity o! $&-> 17+1% (a) 3yruvic carbo-ylase(b) Ee-o.inase (c) 'u<3 carbo-ylate (d) Done o! the above $hloroplast !i-es $(e"hi P5! 17+4% (a) + (b) E (c) $+ (d) D $+ acceptor in $& plants is ($)SH 1CC4, C7) (a) 5ylulose%4%phosphate (b) &%phosphoglyceric acid

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(c) 'ibulose 1, 4 diphosphate (d) 3hoshoenol pyruvic acid 11. $onstituents o! pigment system * are located on (a) Granal thyla.oids (b) Stromal thyla.oids (c) +uter sur!ace o! granal and stromal thyla.oids (d) Stroma $yclic photophosphorylation produces (a) DA<3E (b) AF3 and DA<3E (c) AF3 , DA<3E and + (d) AF3 only <ar. reactions o! photosynthesis occur in (a) Granal thyla.oid membranes (b) Stromal lamella membranes (c) stroma outside photosynthetic lamellae (d) 3eriplastidial space <uring AF3 synthesis, electrons pass through (a) $+ (b) + (c) E + (d) $ytochromes <uring dar. reaction the three carbon atoms o! &%3GA are derived !rom (a) 'u)3 only (b) $+ only (c) 'u)3 # $+ (d) 'u)3 # $+ # 3H3 <uring daylight hours, the rate o! photosynthesis is higher than that o! respiration, and the ratio o! o-ygen produced to that o! consumed is ($3"F 1C>/) (a) 1: 1 (b) 1B: 1 (c) 4B: 1 (d) 4: 1 <uring photosynthesis when 3GA is changed into phosphogycleraldehyde, which o! the !ollowing reactions occurs9 $&-> 17+0% (a) +-idation (b) 'eduction (c) Hlectrolysis (d) Eydrolysis Hn,ymes 3H3 carbo-ylase and 'u)3 cabo-ylase are located in chloroplasts o! (a) $& plants (b) $A" plants (c) $/ plants (d) both (b) and (c) Gerredo-in is a constituent o! (a) 3S* (b) 3S** (c) Eill reaction (d) 37>B Girst stable product o! $/ photosynthesis is (a) 3hosphoglyceraldehyde (b) "alic acid (c) 3GA (d) 'u)3 Answer: (c)

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Gor photosynthesis (i.e. !or the suynthesis o! organic matter), the green plants need only $A?5' 17+4% (a) 1ight (b) $hlorophyll (c) $+ (d) All o! these Gor synthesis o! a molecule o! glucose, the re6uirement o! AF3 and DA<3E is respectively (a) 14 and 1B (b) && and (c) 1 and > (d) 1> and 1 Gormation o! AF3 in photosynthesis and respiration is an o-idation process which utili,es the energy !rom (a) $ytochromes (b) Gerredo-in (c) Hlectrons (d) $arbon dio-ide Grana re!er to $&-> 17+ % (a) Stac.s o! thyla.oids in plastids o! higher plants (b) A constant in 6uantum e6uation (c) Glycolysis o! glucose (d) )y%product o! photosynthesis Greatest producers o! organic matter are (a) $rop plants (b) Gorests (c) 3lants o! the land area (d) 3hytoplan.ton o! oceans Eill=s reaction ta.es place in $'P5! 17+/% (a) <ar. (b) 1ight (c) <ar. and light both (d) At any time Eow many $alvin cycles !orm one he-ose molecule $'&S6 177/% (a) (b) 7 (c) /

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(d) > >. *n a electron transport chain in terminal o-idation the cytochrome which donates electrons to + is $'P5! 1770% (a) $ytochrome b (b) $ytochrome c (c) $ytochrome a& (d) $ytochrome a *n bacterial photosynthesis, the hydrogen donor is (a) E + (b) E S+/ (c) DE& (d) E S *n blue%green algae photosystem%** contain an important pigment concerned with photolysis o! water it is called $&-> 17+7: 70% (a) ) earotene (b) $hlorophyll= b= (c) $ytochrome Lc= (d) 3hycocyanin *n $& plants !irst stable product o! photosynthesis during dar. reactions is (a) 3GA (b) 3GA1 (c) 'u)3 (d) +-alo acetic acid *n $/ pathway or $/ photosynthesis carbobn dio-ide !ication occures in chloroplast o! $(e"hi P5! 17+.E '&S6 177.E 5P P5! 1774% (a) 3alisade tissue (b) Spongy mesophyll (c) )undle sheath (d) Guard cells Answer: (c)

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*n which o! the !ollowing the rate o! photosynthesis is decreased and is .nown as red drop $5P P5! 1772% (a) )lue light (b) Green light (c) 'ed light more than 7>B nm (d) 'ed light less than 7>B nm *ntact chloroplast !rom green leaves cab be isolated by $A@@5S 1770% (a) Acetone (b) Hthanol (c) Alcohol (d) Sugar solution *sotopes employed to study photosynthesis are (a) 11$ and & 3 (b) 14$ and & 3 (c) 17$ and 14+ (d) 1/$ and 1>+ *sotopes popularly .nown to have been used in the study o! photosynthesis are$&-> 17+.% (a) $1/ and +1> (b) $11 and $& (c) $17 and D14 (d) 3& and $14 Iran, anatomy is typical o! (a) $/ plants (b) $& plants (c) $ plants (d) $A" plants 1ight energy is conveted into chemical energy in the presence o! $5P P5! 177 % (a) 3yrenoids (b) $hloroplasts (c) 'ibosomes (d) "esosomes 1ight is necessary during photosynthesis !or $N'61! 174+% (a) Hvolution o! hydrogen (b) 3hotolysis o! water (c) Eeating (d) )rea.down o! chlorophyll "ai,e, sugarcane and some other tropical plants have high e!!iciency o! $+ !i-ation because they operate (a) $alvin cycle (b) Eatch J Slac. cycle (c) F$A cycle (d) 33 pathway "a.e suitable pair (A) Hmerson e!!ect % (a) $/ cycle ()) Eill reaction % (b) 3hotolysis ($) $alvin=s cycle % (c) $& cycle

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3H3A, the !irst $+ acceptor in $/ cycle is (a) 4 J $ compound (b) / J $ compound (c) & J $ compound (d) J $ compound 3hoto%o-idation or photolysis o! water (in photosynthesis ) occurs in association o! (a) $ytochrome )7 (b) 3lastocyanin (c) 3S** (d) 3S* 3hotorespiration occurs in (a) "itochondria (b) All living cells (c) Green photosynthesis parts (d) 'oot 3hotosynthesis consists o! essentially two biological reaction systems, one !ollowed by the other, the second o! these system does which o! the !ollowing$'P5! 17++% (a) Gi-es $+ (b) Fraps light energy (c) Synthesi,es starch (d) 8or. only in the presence o! light 3hotosynthesis is $F@P561 17+/E 'P5! 17++: 70% (a) +-idative, e-ergonic, catabolic (b) 'eductive, endergonic, anabolic (c) 'eductive, e-ergonic, anabolic (d) 'eductive, endergonic, catabolic 3hotosynthesis is a process in which

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(a) AF3 is generated (b) DA<E is reduced to DA< (c) +-idative phosphorylation occurs (d) $+ is reduced ;. 3hotosynthesis is !astest in (a) )lue light (b) Sunlight (c) 'ed light (d) Green light 3hotosynthesis is the !astest in )lue light Sun light 'ed light Green light 3hotosynthetic bacteria and blue%green algae have molecular component o! their light%receptor systems $(e"hi P5! 1771% (a) $hloroplast (b) $hromatophores (c) 1amellae (d) Grana 3hotosynthetic phosphorylation is (a) +-idative process (b) 3hoto process (c) )oth (a) and (d) Done o! the above 3hotosynthetic pigments !ound in the chloroplasts occur in (a) Fhyla.oid membranes (b) 3lastoglobules (c) "atri(d) $hloroplasts envelope 3hotosynthetic pigments in chloroplast are embedded in membrane o! $'&S6 1771% (a) Fhyla.oids (b) 3hotoglobin (c) "atri(d) Hnvelopeo! chloroplast 3hotosystem ** occurs in (a) Stroma (b) $ytochrome (c) Grana (d) "itochondrial sur!ace 3hotosystem%* contains $&-> 17+3E 1aDasthan P5! 17+4: 72% (a) $hl a, $hl b, carotenoid and 37>B (b) $hl a, $hl b and 37CB (c) $hl a, $hl b and 3;BB (d) $hl a, -anthophyll and 3;BB 3igment acting as a reaction centre during photosynthesis is (a) $arotene (b) 3hytochrome (c) 3;BB (d) $ytochrome 3igment system * per!orms independently Answer : (b)

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(a) Doncyclic photophosphorylation (b) $yclic photophosphorylation (c) +-idative phosphorylation (d) 3hotolysis 1;. 3igment system%* receives radiant energy and releases electron $5P P5! 1772% (a) $hlorophyll%7>& (b) $hlorophyll%7;& (c) $hlorophyll%7C4 (d) 3%;BB 3lants are .nown as puri!iers o! air due to process o! $5P P5! 177/% (a) 'espiration (b) 3hotosynthesis (c) Franspiration (d) <esiccation 3S ** per!orms (a) 'eduction o! $+ (b) 3hotolysis o! water (c) 1iberation o! energy (d) Gormation o! water 3S%* gets de%energised electrons !rom (a) water (b) 3lasto6uinone (c) 3lastocyanin (d) $ytochrome !. Answer: (d)

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?uantasomes contain $'P5! 17+2E 5P P5! 17+ % Answer: (b) (a) BB chlorophyll molecules (b) &B chlorophyll molecules (c) 4B chlorophyll molecules (d) &BB chlorophyll molecules ?uantasomes occur on the sur!ace o! (a) $ristae (b) 3lasmalemma (c) Fhyla.oid membranes (d) 3eristromium 'ibulose biphosphate carbo-ylase en,yme catalyses the reaction between (a) +-aloacetic acid and acetyl $oA (b) $+ and ribulose 1, 4, biphosphate (c) 'ibulose biphosphate and phosphoglyceraldehyde (d) 3GA and dihydro-y acetone phosphate 'ubisco content o! chloroplast is (a) 4@ (b) B@ (c) 11@ (d) 17@ Scientist awarded Dobel pri,e in 1C71 !or tracing the path o! carbon in photosynthesis was (a) $alvin (b) 'uben Answer : (c)

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(c) )lac.man (d) Eatch 7. Sugarcane shows high e!!iciency o! $+ !i-ation because it per!orms (a) $alvin cycle (b) H"3 pathway (c) Eatch and Slac. pathway (d) F$A cycle Synthesis o! A<3 # 3i %%%%%K AF3 in grana is (a) 3hosphorylation (b) 3hotophosphorylation (c) +-idative 3hosphorylation (d) 3hotolysis Fhe brown colour o! some algae is due to the presence o! pigments $(e"hi P5! 1771% (a) $hlorophyll (b) 3hycocyanin (c) $arotene (d) Guco-anthin Fhe carbon dio-ide acceptor in calvin cycle A $& plants is (a) 3hospho%enol pyruvate (3H3) (b) 'ibulose1, 4 J <iphosphate ('u)3) (c) 3hosphoglyceric acid (3GA) (d) 'ibulose monophosphate ('"3) Fhe empirical !ormula !or chlorophyll a is (a) $&4E; +4D/"g (b) $74E;B+7D/"g (c) $44E; +4D/"g (d) $/4E;B+7D/"g Fhe en,yme that catalyses carbon dio-ide !i-ation in $/ plants is (a) 'u)3 carbo-ylase (b) 3H3 carbo-ylase (c) $arbonic anhydrase (d) $arb-ydismutase Fhe !irst carbon dio-ide acceptor in $/ J plants is (a) 3hosphoenol J pyruvic acids (b) 'ibulose1, 4 % <iphosphate (c) +-alo% acetic acid (d) 3hosphoglyceric acid Fhe !irst e-periment on photosynthesis in !lashing light were carried out by $5P P5! 1770% (a) G.G. )lac.man (b) 'obert Hmerson and Arnold (c) "elvin $alvin (d) 'obert Eill Fhe !irst !ood substance plants ma.e in photosynthesis is (a) Sugar (b) Starch (c) 3roteins (d) Gats Fhe !irst product o! $+ !i-ation in $/ plants is (a) +AA (b) 3GA (c) "alic acid (d) 3H3A Answer : (c)

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