Hatch and Slack Pathway

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Hatch and Slack Pathway: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Kranz Anatomy,C4 Cycle,, etc.

Important Questions on Hatch and Slack Pathway

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Select the incorrect statement

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In C4 plants, the first carbon dioxide acceptor is

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The following plot represents the change in the rate of photosynthesis with leaf temperature for two plants, P1 and P2.

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Which one of the following statements correctly describes the characteristics of P1 and P2 plants? 

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Kranz anatomy can be seen in

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Which of the following statements are false regarding C4 plants?
A) C4 plants lack photorespiration and have lesser biomass production.
B) Bundle sheath cells contain large number of chloroplasts.
C) Mesophyll cells consists of RuBisCO enzyme.
D) The primary CO2 acceptor is a 4-carbon molecule.

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Which of the following answers indicate the dominant carbon fixation enzyme in each of the two cells?

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Select the incorrect statement from the following.

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Read the following statements and select the correct option:

I. In C4 plants, the first stable product is formed in bundle sheath cells

II. In maize plants, the chloroplasts of the mesophyll cells are larger and with abundant starch stored

III. In mango plants, there are two types of cells in the leaves, mesophylls, and bundle sheath, which are involved in the carboxylation process separately.

IV. The productivity of maize is much lower as there is huge loss in photorespiration

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Find the mismatched pair:

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One of the common compounds in C4 pathway and the Krebs cycle is:

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Read the following statements and select the incorrect ones:

I. In plants like maize, Sorghum, the mesophyll cells are equipped with RuBisCO.

II. CO2-compensation point for the C4-plants are very low, as compared to the C3-plants.

III. Primary carboxylation occurs in maize in the bundle sheath cells.

IV. C4-plants keep their stomata closed in the daytime.

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Kranz anatomy is a feature of

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Name the first stable product of the C4 cycle.

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“C4 plants shows segregation of photosynthetic work.” State whether the statement is true or false. Justify your statement.

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Describe dimorphic chloroplast?

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Give comparison between the following:

Anatomy of leaf in C3 and C4 plants

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The entire reactions of C4 pathway takes place in

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Which of the statements is not true of the C4 pathway

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In sugarcane plant CO214 is fixed in malic acid, in which the enzyme that fixes CO2 is

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What is the primary acceptor of CO2 in Cplants?