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Important Questions on Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

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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?

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Which one of the following is NOT a role of accessory pigments?
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Which of the following represents the correct molecular formula of chlorophyll-b?
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'Chlorophyll a' is absent in which of the following photosynthetic organism?
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The brown colour of some algae is due to the presence of pigments
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Chlorophyll-a and b differ in having

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Chlorophyll is
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Accessory photosynthetic pigments of a plant protect chlorophyll a from:
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Match the pigments given in column I with their respective colours in chromatogram in column II and select the correct option.

  Column I   Column II
a Chlorophyll a (i) Yellow-orange
b Chlorophyll b (ii) Bright or blue-green
c Xanthophyll (iii) Yellow-green
d Carotenoid (iv) Yellow

 

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The basic structure of all chlorophyll comprises of
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Which pigment is present universally in all green plants
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The core metal of chlorophyll is
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Accessory or shield pigments are
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The approximate dimension of chlorophyll porphyrin ring is
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Plants adapted to low light intensity have
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Which one of the following is not a accessory pigment
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Which of the following pigment is yellow in colour?
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The role of carotenoids in photosynthesis is to
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Which colour of light gives maximum absorption peak by chlorophyll 'a'?
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Extraction and separation of chlorophylls and carotenoids tackles by