C. B. van Niel proved that:
1. | Plants produce glucose when they grow. |
2. | Blue and red light are effective for photosynthesis. |
3. | It is only the green parts of the plants that could release oxygen. |
4. | Hydrogen from a suitable oxidizable compound reduces carbon dioxide to carbohydrates. |
It can be correctly said about the relation between the absorption spectra of various pigments and the action spectrum of photosynthesis that:
1. | There is a complete one to one overlap between the absorption spectrum of chlorophyll a and the action spectrum of photosynthesis. |
2. | There is a complete one to one overlap between the absorption spectrum of chlorophyll b and the action spectrum of photosynthesis. |
3. | The absorption spectrum of chlorophyll a is wider than the action spectrum of photosynthesis. |
4. | The absorption spectrum of chlorophyll a is narrower than the action spectrum of photosynthesis. |
The NADP reductase enzyme is located:
1. | within the thylakoid membrane |
2. | on the stroma side of the thylakoid membrane |
3. | on the lumen side of the thylakoid membrane |
4. | in the thylakoid lumen |
The ATP synthase consists of two parts where:
1. | is a transmembrane channel and protrudes out towards stroma |
2. | is a transmembrane channel and protrudes out towards stroma |
3. | is a transmembrane channel and protrudes out towards lumen of thylakoid |
4. | is a transmembrane channel and protrudes out towards lumen of thylakoid |
The bundle sheath cells are characterized by:
I: | a large number of chloroplasts present in them |
II: | thick cell walls impervious to gas exchange |
III: | large intercellular spaces |
1. Only I and II | 2. Only I and III |
3. Only II and III | 4. I, II and III |
The primary acceptor in plants is:
1. | RuBP in mesophyll cells |
2. | RuBP in bundle sheath cells |
3. | PEP in mesophyll cells |
4. | PEP in bundle sheath cells |
The pathway:
1. | is common to all plants |
2. | takes place in mesophyll cells in C4 plants |
3. | takes place in bundle sheath cells in C3 plants |
4. | does not take place in CAM plants |
In pathway, the 4-carbon compound transported to bundle sheath cells most commonly is:
1. | Glutamic acid | 2. | Malic acid |
3. | Oxaloacetic acid | 4. | Fumaric acid |
The 2-carbon compound formed in photorespiration is:
1. | Acetyl CoA | 2. | Phosphoglycolate |
3. | Acetic acid | 4. | Ethanol |
Photorespiration is a wasteful process. Why is it so?
1. | The number of ATP molecules produced in the pathway is very low. |
2. | The number of NADPH molecules produced in the pathway is very low. |
3. | The synthesis of sugars in the pathway requires a large input of ATP energy. |
4. | There is neither synthesis of sugars, nor of ATP in the pathway. |