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. |
Except for plants in shade or in dense forests, light is rarely a limiting factor in nature. This is because:
1. | Dark reactions do not depend on light |
2. | The rate of photosynthesis can be increased by higher carbon dioxide and lower temperatures even in low light conditions |
3. | Light saturation occurs at 10 % of full sunlight |
4. | Carbon fixation is independent of enzymes |
1. | Water and Glucose |
2. | Water and ATP |
3. | Oxygen and Carbon dioxide |
4. | ATP and NADPH |
The factors that can be limiting for the light independent reactions of photosynthesis are:
1. | CO2, temperature, and light |
2. | CO2, light, and water |
3. | water, temperature, and CO2 |
4. | oxygen, water, and temperature |
The absorption spectrum in the given diagram will be of:
1. | Chlorophyll a | 2. | Chlorophyll b |
3. | Carotenoids | 4. | Retinol |
The wavelengths of light most useful in photosynthesis are:
1. | green and orange | 2. | red and blue |
3. | infrared and yellow | 4. | red and green |
The greatest problem with photorespiration is faced by:
1. | C4 plants | 2. | C3 plants |
3. | CAM plants | 4. | purple sulfur bacteria |