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(1)
In photosynthesis dark reaction, is called so because-
[A]
It occurs in dark
[B]
It does not require light energy
[C]
It cannot occur during daytime
[D]
It occurs more rapidly at night
Answer: It does not require light energy
(2)
Photosynthesis is a _____ process.
[A]
Catabolic
[B]
Anabolic
[C]
Exothermic
[D]
Metabolic
(3)
Quantasomes are found in:
[A]
Cristae of mitochondria
[B]
Thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts
[C]
Nucleus membrane
[D]
Lysosome
Answer: Thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts
(4)
Which of the following statements are true regarding Photosystems?
[A]
Photosystems are arrangements of chlorophyll and other pigments packed into thylakoids
[B]
Many Prokaryotes have only one photosystem
[C]
Both A and B are correct
[D]
Only A is correct
Answer: Both A and B are correct
(5)
Respiration is
[A]
Anabolic process
[B]
Exothermic process
[C]
Endothermic process
[D]
Endergonic process
Answer: Exothermic process
(6)
Kreb’s cycle take place in
[A]
vesicles of ER
[B]
Mitochondrial matrix
[C]
lysosomes
[D]
Dictyosomes
Answer: Mitochondrial matrix
(7)
Photorespiration involves
[A]
Glycolate cycle
[B]
kreb’s cycle
[C]
calvin cycle
[D]
CAM cycle
(8)
During respiration yeast converts glucose to
[A]
ethanol and water
[B]
ethanol and oxygen
[C]
ethanol and CO2
[D]
lactic acid and CO2
(9)
The net gain of ATP produced during the oxidation of one glucose molecule in a plant cell
[A]
38 ATP molecules
[B]
30 ATP molecules
[C]
36 ATP molecules
[D]
24 ATP molecules
(10)
Name the physiochemical process in which chemical energy is produced by light energy with the help of a photosynthetic organism?
[A]
Photosynthesis
[B]
Respiration
[C]
Oxidative decarboxylation
[D]
Oxidative phosphorylation
(11)
Which of the following is not a lipid-soluble photosynthetic pigment?
[A]
Phycobilins
[B]
Carotenoids
[C]
Chlorophyll
[D]
Xanthophylls
(12)
Name the pigment which is responsible for the yellow color of leaves in autumn and orange color of carrots?
[A]
Phycobilins
[B]
Chlorophylls
[C]
Carotenoids
[D]
Bacteriochlorophyll
(13)
Name the photosynthetic pigment which is structurally similar to bile pigment bilirubin?
[A]
Chlorophyll
[B]
Carotene
[C]
Xanthophyll
[D]
Phycobilins
(14)
If photosynthesizing green algae are provided with CO 2 synthesized with heavy oxygen (18O), later analysis will show that all but one of the following compounds produced by the algae contain the 18O label. That one is
[A]
PGA
[B]
PGAL
[C]
RuBP
[D]
O2
(15)
Which of the following are products of the light reactions of photosynthesis that are utilized in the Calvin cycle?
[A]
CO2 and glucose
[B]
H2O and O2
[C]
ADP, Pi, and NADP+
[D]
ATP and NADPH
(16)
What wavelength of light in the figure is most effective in driving photosynthesis?
[A]
420 mm
[B]
475 mm
[C]
575 mm
[D]
625 mm
(17)
In the thylakoid membranes, what is the main role of the antenna pigment molecules?
[A]
split water and release oxygen to the reaction-center chlorophyll
[B]
harvest photons and transfer light energy to the reaction-center chlorophyll
[C]
synthesize ATP from ADP and Pi
[D]
None of above
Answer: harvest photons and transfer light energy to the reaction-center chlorophyll
(18)
Which statement describes the functioning of photosystem II?
[A]
Light energy excites electrons in the electron transport chain in a photosynthetic unit
[B]
The excitation is passed along to a molecule of P700 chlorophyll in the photosynthetic unit
[C]
The P680 chlorophyll donates a pair of protons to NADPH, which is thus converted to NADP +
[D]
The electron vacancies in P680 are filled by electrons derived from water
Answer: The electron vacancies in P680 are filled by electrons derived from water
(19)
What are the products of linear photophosphorylation?
[A]
heat and fluorescence
[B]
ATP and P700
[C]
ATP and NADPH
[D]
all of the above
(20)
What does the chemiosmotic process in chloroplasts involve?
[A]
establishment of a proton gradient
[B]
diffusion of electrons through the thylakoid membrane
[C]
reduction of water to produce ATP energy
[D]
movement of water by osmosis into the thylakoid space from the stroma
Answer: establishment of a proton gradient
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