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PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN HIGHER PLANTS MCQs

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Question 21. To reduce six molecules of carbon dioxide to glucose via photosynthesis, how many molecules of NADPH and ATP are required?
  1.    6 NADPH and 6 ATP
  2.    12 NADPH and 12 ATP
  3.    12 NADPH and 18 ATP  
  4.    18 NADPH and 12 ATP
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 12 NADPH and 18 ATP  
:
C
These are generated during the non-cyclic photophosphorylation.
Question 22. Plants typically store the sugar produced from photosynthesis in the form of ____
  1.    Protein
  2.    Fatty acids
  3.    Starch
  4.    Cellulose
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Starch
:
C
The fixation of atmospheric CO2 to carbohydrate is photosynthesis. The carbohydrate that is formed through photosynthesis primarily is glucose. However, glucose being highly osmotic cannot be stored in the plant cells as such. Therefore it is converted into starch, a polymer of glucose that is not water-soluble or osmoreactive.
Proteins are synthesized from aminoacids and is not a carbohydrate, therefore not an end-product of photosynthesis. Similarly fatty acids are also not end-products of photosynthesis. Cellulose however is a carbohydrate polymer of glucose, but cellulose is not assimilated easily and is produced more for structural reasons by the plant.
Question 23. Photosynthesis in C4-plants is relatively less limited by atmospheric CO2 levels because
  1.    Effective pumping of CO2 in to bundle sheath cells.
  2.    RuBisCO in C4 -plants has higher affinity for CO2.
  3.    Four carbon acids are the primary initial CO2 fixation products.
  4.    The primary fixation of CO2 is mediated via PEP carboxylase.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Effective pumping of CO2 in to bundle sheath cells.
:
A
The fixation of CO2in C4 plants takes place in two places and by two different organic compounds. Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is found in mesophyll cells which primarily fixes atmospheric CO2into oxaloacetic acid ( 4C).
RuBisCO is present in bundle sheath cells where fixation of CO2in hexose sugars takes place.CO2is primarily fixed by PEP carboxylase because this enzyme has greater affinity to CO2than RuBisCO.
Question 24. Both carotenoids and chlorophylls
  1.    are pigments
  2.    absorb photons of all energy ranges
  3.    contain porphyrin rings
  4.    all of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> are pigments
:
A
These are the primary photosynthetic pigments.
Question 25. During dark reaction for fixation of carbon, the three carbon atoms of each molecule of 3 phosphoglyceric acid (PGA) are derived from
  1.    RuBP only
  2.    RuBP +CO2
  3.    CO2 Only
  4.    RuBP +CO2  +PEP
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> RuBP +CO2
:
B
In carboxylation, ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate (RuBP) (= Ribulose diphosphate) acts asCO2 acceptor and 6 molecules of RuBP react with 6 molecules of CO2and 6 molecules of water giving rise to 12 molecules of 3 phosphoglyceric acid.
Question 26. Which of the events listed below occur in the light reactions of photosynthesis?
  1.    NADPH is reduced to NADP+.
  2.    carbon dioxide is incorporated into PGA.
  3.    ATP is phosphorylated to yield ADP.
  4.    light is absorbed and funneled to reaction-center chlorophyll a.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> light is absorbed and funneled to reaction-center chlorophyll a.
:
D
Light is absorbed by various pigments and funneled to the chlorophyll molecule at the reaction center. This leads to the flow of electrons through the ETC, splitting of water and the formation of ATP and NADPH.
Question 27. Which of following cycle shows oxaloacetic acid as the first stable product?
  1.    Calvin cycle
  2.    Hatch and slack cycle
  3.    Both (a) and (b)
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Hatch and slack cycle
:
B
In the Hatch- slack pathway, first product of fixation is a 4 carbon compound, oxaloacetic acid. Hence they are called plants. This acid is converted to another 4C acid-the malic acid.
Question 28. Water vapor exits and CO2 enters a leaf through the
  1.    stomata
  2.    grana
  3.    porphyrin rings
  4.    photons
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> stomata
:
A
These are the sites of transpiration and exchange of gases as well.
Question 29. Cacti and many desert plants are _____ plants.
  1.    C3
  2.    CAM
  3.    C4         
  4.    none of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> CAM
:
B
They are said to be scotoactive with stomata closed during the day to reduce transpiration.
Question 30. Which of the following is mismatched?
  1.    Photosystem I - uses the P700 molecule in its photocentre
  2.    PGA - a 3-carbon compound
  3.    antenna complex - contains hundreds of pigment molecules
  4.    CAM plants - open their stomata during the day and close them at night to avoid photorespiration
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> CAM plants - open their stomata during the day and close them at night to avoid photorespiration
:
D
CAM plants have scotoactive stomata which open during the night and close during the day.

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