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Dark reaction is also called?

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Important Questions on Photosynthesis

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Match the plants in Column I with their features listed in the Column II, III and IV.

Column I: Types of plants Column II: Types of Photosynthesis Column III: Site of Calvin cycle Column IV: Time of stomata
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Rice CAM Mesophyll Day
Pineapple C4 Bundle Sheath Night
Sugarcane C3    

Choose the correct combination.

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Which one of the following is an efficient converter of sunlight?
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With reference to factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis, which of the following statements are not correct?
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In Opuntia, the concentration of organic acid
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Choose the correct statement for the fixation of one CO2 molecule.
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How many ATP are used in dark reaction?

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The numbers of ATP molecules consumed for the synthesis of one glucose molecule by rice and maize plants are, respectively
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For the same amount of CO2 fixed, a C4 plant in comparison to C3 plant loses only
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Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement I: Crassulacean acid metabolism occurs in succulent plants which grow in xeric conditions.
Statement II: Stomata are generally sunken in succulent plants.
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The reaction that is responsible for the primary fixation of CO2 is catalysed by
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I. The primary CO2 acceptor

II. The extent of photorespiration

III. Presence of the Calvin cycle

IV. Leaf anatomy

V. Carboxylase enzyme

Which one does not differ between the C3 and the C4 plants?

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Which part of the photosynthetic process does not require light and is temperature dependent?
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In member of family Crassulaceae _______ is regenerated from starch during night.
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Match column I with II and select the correct option from the given codes.
  I   II
(a) C3 plants (i) Kalanchoe, Opuntia
(b) C4 plants (ii) Maize, sugarcane
(c) CAM plants (iii) Helianthus
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Assertion (A): In C3 plants photosynthesis is more than C4 plants.
Reason (R): C4 plants have a shorter CO2 fixation cycle.
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Fill in the blank with the correct option given in the bracket.

The diurnal change in acidity is called in short _____. (photorespiration, CAM, Hatch and Slack pathway)

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Select the incorrect statements for CAM plants from the following: