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Important Questions on Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

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With reference to factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis, which of the following statements is not correct?
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If  14CO2 is added to a suspension of photosynthesizing chloroplasts, which of the following will be the first compound to be radioactive?
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The two enzymatic activities associated with RuBisCO are:
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Emerson's enhancement effect and red drop have been instrumental in the discovery of:
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A chromatography column, packed with silica gel as stationary phase, was used to separate a mixture of compounds consisting of A benzanilide B aniline and C acetophenone. When the column is eluted with a mixture of solvents, hexane:ethyl acetate 20:80 , the sequence of obtained compounds is:
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Which one of the following options is true in photosynthesis?
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Consider the following statements regarding photosynthesis and respiration in plants and select the correct option.
I. RuBisCO has high affinity to oxygen in low CO2 concentration.
II. The Calvin pathway occurs in the chloroplast of bundle sheath cells of C4 plants.
III. Yeast position themselves when the concentration of alcohol reaches 7%.
IV. Oxygen is a final hydrogen acceptor during aerobic respiration.
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Which of the following biomolecules is common to respiration mediated breakdown of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins?
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The process which makes a major difference between C3 and C4 plants is:
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If a pure chlorophyll solution is illuminated with ultraviolet light, the solution appears:
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Arrange the path of electrons from water to the phycocyanin in the light reaction.

i) Plastoquinone

ii) Excited P680*

iii) Cyt f

iv) Fe-S

v) Pheophytin

vi) Quinone

The correct sequence is

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Study the following lists and match the discoveries and/or inventions made by the scientists during 20th  century

   List - I     List - II
(a) Oxygen evolution from H2O in photosynthesis (i) Benson
(b) C3 path way of Carbon assimilation (ii) V.S. Rama Das
(c) Contribution to C4 -photosynthesis (iii) Robert Hill
(d) Artificial synthesis of genes (iv) Hara Govind Khorana
    (v) Frankel Conrat

The correct answer is

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A plant in your garden avoids photorespiratory losses, has improved water use efficiency, shows high rates of photosynthesis at high temperatures and has improved efficiency of nitrogen utilization. In which of the following physiological groups would you assign this plant?
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The graph below represents the absorption spectrum of a major pigment contributing to photosynthesis.

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Which one of the following best represents the photosynthetic efficiency of the pigment?