Which light range is most effective in photosynthesis?
1. Blue | 2. Green |
3. Red | 4. Violet |
The oxygenation activity of RuBisCo enzyme in photorespiration leads to the formation of:
1. 1 molecule of the 3-C compound
2. 1 molecule of the 6-C compound
3. 1 molecule of a 4-C compound and 1 molecule of the 2-C compound
4. 2 molecules of the 3-C compound
Photosynthesis in plants is relatively less limited by atmospheric levels because
1. The primary fixation of is mediated via PEP carboxylase.
2. Effective pumping of into bundle sheath cells.
3. Four carbon acids are the primary initial fixation products.
4. RuBisCO in plants has higher affinity for
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
1. RuBisCO is a bifunctional enzyme
2. In C4 plants, the site of RuBisCO activity is mesophyll cell
3. The substrate molecule for RuBisCO activity is a 5-carbon compound
4. RuBisCO action requires ATP and NADPH
The first stable product of CO2 fixation in sorghum is:
1. | Succinic acid | 2. | Phosphoglyceric acid |
3. | Pyruvic acid | 4. | Oxaloacetic acid |
Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is the primary CO2 acceptor in:
1. C4 plants | 2. C2 plants |
3. C3 and C4 plants | 4. C3 plants |
A plant in your garden avoids photorespiratory losses, has improved water use efficiency, shows high rates of photosynthesis at high temperatures and has improved efficiency of nitrogen utilization. In which of the following physiological groups would you assign this plant?
1. C4 | 2. CAM |
3. Nitrogen–fixer | 4. C3 |
In the leaves of C4 plants, malic acid formation during CO2 fixation occurs in the cells of :
1. | mesophyll | 2. | bundle sheath |
3. | phloem | 4. | epidermis |
Study the pathway given below-
In which of the following options, correct words for all the three blanks A, B and C are indicated?
A | B | C | |
1. | Fixation | Transamination | Regeneration |
2. | Fixation | Decarboxylation | Regeneration |
3. | Carboxylation | Decarboxylation | Reduction |
4. | Decarboxylation | Reduction | Regeneration |
In sugarcane plant, is fixed in malic acid in which the enzyme that fixes is
1. Ribulose biphosphate carboxylase
2. Phosphoenol pyruvic acid carboxylase
3. Ribulose phosphate kinase
4. Fructose phosphatase