1.

In the rainy season, doors get swelled up due to

(a) Transpiration
(b) Imbibition
(c) Diffusion
(d) Respiration
Answer: (b)
2. This statement regarding enzyme inhibition is correct
(a) non-competitive inhibitors often bind to the enzyme irreversibly
(b) non-competitive inhibition of an enzyme can be overcome by adding a large amount
of substrate
(c) competitive inhibition is observed when substrate and inhibitor compete for the active site
on enzyme
(d) competitive inhibition is observed when substrate competes with an enzyme to bind
to an inhibitor protein
Answer: (c)
3. In C3 and C4 plants, primary carboxylation takes place with the help of
(a) PEP carboxylse and pyruvate carboxylase
(b) RuBP carboxylase and PEP carboxylase
(c) PEP carboxylase and RuBP carboxylase
(d) RuBP carboxylase and pyruvate carboxylase
Answer: (b)
4. Peroxisomes are involved in which type of reactions pertaining to plant photosynthesis?
(a) Calvin Cycle
(b) Glycolytic cycle
(c) Glyoxylate cycle
(d) Bacterial photosynthesis
Answer: (c)
5. The fundamental feature of Kranz Anatomy of C4 plants is
(a) Presence of agranal chloroplasts in bundle sheath cells and granal chloroplasts in mesophyll
cells
(b) Presence of granal chloroplasts in bundle sheath cells and agranal chloroplasts in mesophyll
cells
(c) Presence of chloroplasts in epidermal and mesophyll cells
(d) Presence of agranal chloroplasts in both mesophyll and bundle sheath cells
Answer: (a)
6. The statement which is incorrect with respect to enzyme action is
(a) Addition of a lot of succinates does not reverse the inhibition of succinic dehydrogenase
by malonate
(b) the substrate binds with the enzyme as its active site
(c) a non-competitive inhibitor binds the enzyme at a site distinct from that which binds
the substrate
(d) malonate is a competitive inhibitor of succinic dehydrogenase
Answer: (a)
7. A phosphoglyceride is always composed of
(a) only an unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate
the group is also attached
(b) only a saturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also
attached
(c) an unsaturated or saturated fatty acid esterified to a phosphate molecule to which a
glycerol molecule is also attached
(d) an unsaturated or saturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate
group is also attached
Answer: (d)
8. Macromolecule chitin is
(a) phosphorous containing polysaccharide
(b) nitrogen containing polysaccharide
(c) sulphur containing polysaccharide
(d) simple polysaccharide
Answer: (b)
9. This is a wrongly matched pair
(a) Alcohol – Nitrogenase
(b) Detergents – Lipase
(c) Textile – Amylase
(d) Fruit juice – Pectinase
Answer: (a)
10. The most abundant protein in the animal world is
(a) Trypsin
(b) Collagen
(c) Haemoglobin
(d) Insulin
Answer: (b)

1. Element present in nucleic acids, Phospholipids, ATP,

ADP and NADPH is ______
(A) P
(B) Na
(C) Bo
(D) Co
Ans. A
2. ______ are required for chlorophyll synthesis
(A) Fe and Mg
(B) Fe and Co
(C) Cu and Ca
(D) Mg and Ca
Ans. A
3. In which form Ca is present in plants?
(A) Calcium pectate
(B) Calcium carbonate
(C) Calcium
(D) CaCl
Ans. A
4. Nitrate reductase system in which element is major
component?
(A) Mo
(B) N
(C) H
(D) None of the above
Ans. A
5. Which element is essential for activating the enzyme but
not a part of enzyme?
(A) Mn
(B) Mg
(C) K
(D) Co
Ans. C
6. For the selective permeability of the cell membranes
which element is involved?
(A) K
(B) Fe
(C) P
(D) Ca
Ans. D
7. Which element is essential for pollen germination?
(A) Na
(B) B
(C) Mo
(D) Co
Ans. B
8. In photosynthesis which element is essential for the
evolution of oxygen?
(A) CI
(B) Mg
(C) Fe
(D) All of the above
Ans. A
9. In leguminous plants leghemoglobin protects _____
activity
(A) Nitrogenase
(B) Protiase
(C) Nitrate reductase
(D) Both A and B
Ans. C
10. In Nitrogen fixation and metabolism which element is
play major role?
(A) Mn
(B) B
(C) Mg
(D) Mo
Ans. D
11. Main source of elements for nitrate reductase is
ferredoxin which is present in ______
(A) Endoplasmic reticulum
(B) Mitochondria
(C) Chloroplasts
(D) Golgi complex
Ans. C
12. Nitrobacter convert NO2 into NO3 in which process
(A) Reduction
(B) Oxidation
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
Ans. B
13. Which element responsible of an anaerobic nitrogen
fixing bacteria, Clostridium is _____
(A) Potassium
(B) Phosphorous
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Sodium
Ans. A
14. In plant ______ is responsible for guttation
(A) Root pressure
(B) Photosynthesis
(C) Transpiration
(D) Osmosis
Ans. A
15. Root pressure introduced by Stephen Hales and it is
absent in _______
(A) Mango
(B) Dicots
(C) Gymnosperms
(D) None of the above
Ans. C
16. Which is selectively permeable membrane of the cell
______
(A) Cell wall
(B) Cytoplasm
(C) Plasmalemma
(D) None of the above
Ans. C
17. Which plants Scotoactive stomata perform
(A) C3 photosynthesis
(B) C4 photosynthesis
(C) Both A and B
(D) CAM photosynthesis
Ans. D
18. The chemical use an antitranspirant is ______
(A) Salicylic acid
(B) Abscisic acid
(C) Phenylmercuric acid
(D) All of the above
Ans. D
19. Sub epidermal evaporation of water exhibit in plant
during
(A) Photosynthesis
(B) Guttation
(C) Respiration
(D) Transpiration
Ans. D
20. The best light for stomatal opening is ______
(A) Red
(B) Yellow
(C) Green
(D) Blue
Ans. D
21. During high wind velocity, the stomata of plants ______
(A) Remain open
(B) Close down
(C) Open more widely
(D) Remain unaffected
Ans. B
22. Optimum temperature for water absorption is ______
(A) 0 – 5 °C
(B) 20 – 25 °C
(C) 45 – 65°C
(D) 5 – 20°C
Ans. B
23. The transport of sap from root to top of the dicot plant is
______
(A) Transport
(B) Translocation
(C) Ascent of sap
(D) All of the above
Ans. C
24. Selective passage across a semipermeable membrane is
called ______
(A) Osmosis
(B) Diffusion
(C) Both A and B
(D) Imbibition
Ans. A
25. Stomata open at night but close during day time in which
plants?
(A) Xerophytes
(B) Mesophytes
(C) Succulents
(D) Both A and B
Ans. C
26. In the plant number of stomata present per cm of a
common leaf is about
(A) 2 million
(B) More then 100000
(C) 10000
(D) Less than 1000
Ans. B
27. The most important factor in stomatal opening in the
plant is ______
(A) Protein percentage of sap
(B) Shape of guard cells
(C) Hormone content of cell
(D) Chlorophyll content in cell
Ans. B
28. Which plant hormone is associated with closing of
stomata?
(A) IBA
(B) GA
(C) ABA
(D) All of the above
Ans. C
29. Which enzyme plays major role in opening and closing of
stomata?
(A) Beta-amylase
(B) Pyruvic kinase
(C) RuDP
(D) PEP carboxylase
Ans. D
30. Absorption of water and minerals take place in which
part of root?
(A) Root cap tip
(B) Root hairs
(C) Root epidermis
(D) Root endodermis
Ans. B
31. The highest root pressure exhibit in plants is _________
(A) 4 bars
(B) 15 bars
(C) 10 bars
(D) None of the above
Ans. B
32. Which nutrient is obtained by insectivorous plants from
insect bodies?
(A) P
(B) K
(C) N
(D) Na
Ans. C
33. In Himalayan forest commonly N2 fixing bacteria is
_____
(A) Azotobacter
(B) Frankia
(C) Nitrobacter
(D) None of the above
Ans. B
34. The enzyme responsible for atmospheric nitrogen
fixation is _____
(A) Nitrogenase
(B) Amylase
(C) Nitrogenase and Amylase
(D) Lemda nitrogenage
Ans. A
35. In which method ions are absorbed by plants
(A) By carriers and pumps
(B) By carriers method
(C) By difference in DPD
(D) By molecular diffusion
Ans. A
36. The most effective cofactor for enzyme is ______
(A) Mn
(B) Na
(C) K
(D) Ca
Ans. C
37. Flowering plants adapted to absorb which ions
(A) NO3–
(B) NO3+2
(C) NH3
(D) NO2
Ans. A
38. Bidirectional translocation of minerals occurs in plants
(A) Phloem
(B) Xylem
(C) Cambium
(D) Perenchyma and phloem
Ans. A
39. Nodule formation of legume roots is reduced during
deficiency of _____
(A) S and B
(B) N
(C) K
(D) CI
Ans. A
40. Boron help in _________
(A) Photosynthesis
(B) Sugar transport
(C) Acting as a co-factors
(D) Both A and C
Ans. B
41. Nitrification process is done by _____
(A) Rhizobium
(B) B. bassiana
(C) Pseudomonas
(D) Nitrococcus
Ans. A
42. Transpiration mostly affected by _____
(A) Humidity
(B) Temperature
(C) Light
(D) Wind
Ans. A
43. Transpiration pull help in passive absorption of water
that depends on ______
(A) Negative water potential of atm.
(B) Cohesion and adhesion of water
(C) Positive water potential
(D) Both B and C
Ans. A
44. In plants stomatal movement is known as ______
(A) Nastic movement
(B) Physiotactic movement
(C) Geotactic movement
(D) Phototaxic movement
Ans. A
45. Which enzyme is not proteinaceous in nature?
(A) Ribozyme
(B) Both A and B
(C) Isozyme
(D) Trypsin
Ans. A
46. Below the freezing point enzyme are inactivated but at
which temperature activity would be maximum?
(A) 22°C
(B) 35°C
(C) 54°C
(D) 25°C
Ans. B
47. Phosphofructokinase major enzyme in glycolysis is
inhibited by _________
(A) ATP
(B) ADP
(C) Citrate
(D) Both A and C
Ans. D
48. Pyruvate dehydrogenease complex and glycolytic
pathway is located in __________
(A) Cytosol and Mitochondria
(B) Cytosol
(C) Golgi bodies
(D) Microsomes
Ans. A
49. Which is responsible for Acetyl CoA carboxylase
activation
(A) Citrate and insulin
(B) Isozyme
(C) Trypsin
(D) All of the above
Ans. A
50. Most C4 plants are native _____
(A) Xerix habitats
(B) Merine habitats
(C) Grass habitats
(D) All habitats
Ans. A
51. Photosynthetic yield will be maximum in ________
(A) Intermittent white light
(B) Continuous blue light
(C) Red light
(D) Yellow light
Ans. A
52. Photosynthetically active radiation wavelength ranging
from ______
(A) 340 – 450
(B) 200 – 300
(C) 400 – 700
(D) 640 – 650
Ans. C
53. Which is involve in photosynthesis
(A) Blackman and Hill
(B) Krebs cycle reaction
(C) E.M.P. Pathway
(D) None of the above
Ans. A
54. Hill reaction take place in Granna formed
(A) ATP and NADPH2 both
(B) NADPH2
(C) ADP
(D) All of the above
Ans. A
55. Photosynthesis is most active and fast in _______
(A) Blue light
(B) White light
(C) Red light
(D) UV light
Ans. C
56. Which is immediate electron donor to PS-I
(A) Plastocyanin
(B) Plastometheonin
(C) Ferredoxinin
(D) Both B and C
Ans. A
57. Anabolic process is _____
(A) Photosynthesis
(B) Transpiration
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
Ans. A
58. Absorption of light take place during photosynthesis
(A) Photosystem-I only
(B) Photosystem-II only
(C) Photosystem-I and Photosystem-II
(D) None of the above
Ans. C
59. In C4 pathway
(A) O2 combine with PGA
(B) CO2 combine with PEP
(C) CO2 combine with RMP
(D) All of the above
Ans. B
60. Dark reaction of photosynthesis occurs in ______
(A) Stomata
(B) Stroma and matrix
(C) Stroma
(D) Granna
Ans. C
61. In C4 plants first CO2 acceptor is _________
(A) Oxaloacetic acid
(B) Phosphoenol-pyruvate
(C) Oxalo butaric acid
(D) Pyruvic acid
Ans. B
62. Kranz anatomy found in ______
(A) Leaves
(B) Stem
(C) Flower
(D) Seed
Ans. C
63. Calvin cycle involves reductive carboxylation occurs in
________
(A) Chloroplast
(B) Cytochrom
(C) Peroxisome
(D) Cytoplasm
Ans. A
64. RUBISCO content of chlorophyll is _________
(A) 10%
(B) 15%
(C) 5%
(D) 7%
Ans. C
65. Dye used in Hill reaction by Stephan Hill
(A) Methylene blue
(B) Erosine
(C) Sulphure green
(D) Both A and B
Ans. C
66. First stable product of C4 photosynthesis is __________
(A) Malic acid
(B) Rubilose 1, 5, biophosphate
(C) Phosphoglyceric acid
(D) Both B and C
Ans. A
67. At which time acid concentration in CAM plants is
maximum
(A) Dusk
(B) Down
(C) Night
(D) Day
Ans. B
68. During photosynthesis which element is essential for
photolysis of water?
(A) Co
(B) C
(C) Cl
(D) N
Ans. C
69. Respiratory quotient (R.Q.) is less than one when the
respiratory substrate is ______
(A) Sucrose
(B) Fat
(C) Glucose
(D) Fructose
Ans. B
70. Number of ATP produced from one pyruvic acid during
conversion of acetyl CoA is _____
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 3
(D) 1
Ans. C
71. During aerobic respiration net number of water
molecules produced per molecule of glucose is ______
(A) 6
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 8
Ans. A
72. Net ATP molecules formed in glycolysis is ______
(A) 38
(B) 12
(C) 2
(D) 1
Ans. C
73. One NADH2 produce number of ATP is ______
(A) 6 ATP
(B) 1 ATP
(C) 38 ATP
(D) 3 ATP
Ans. D
74. Glycolysis takes place in cytoplasm and the end product
is ______
(A) Pyruvic acid
(B) Oxylic acid
(C) Glucose
(D) 30 ATP
Ans. A
75. Calvin cycle is reductive carboxylation and final product
of this cycle is ______
(A) Pyruvic acid
(B) Phosphoglycer-aldehyde
(C) Phosphoglyceric acid
(D) Both A and B
Ans. B
76. TCA cycle occur in mitochondria and intermediate
between glycolysis and TCA cycle is _____
(A) Oxaloacetate
(B) Pyruvic acid
(C) Acetyl-Co A
(D) Both A and B
Ans. C
77. The net gain of energy from one molecule of sucrose in
aerobic respiration is ______
(A) 38 ATP
(B) 76 ATP
(C) 37 ATP
(D) 79 ATP
Ans. B
78. The net gain of energy from one gram mole of glucose
during aerobic respiration is _____
(A) 36 ATP
(B) 42 ATP
(C) 38 ATP
(D) 40 ATP
Ans. C
79. When 4 molecules of phosphoglyceraldehyde are
converted into 4 molecules of pyruvate than how many
molecules of NADH are produced
(A) 2
(B) 7
(C) 4
(D) 8
Ans. C
80. Cytochromes help in plant growth, which is reacts with
O2 in electron transport system
(A) Cyt. a3
(B) Cyt. b3
(C) Cyt. c3
(D) Cytf
Ans. A
81. Common precursor in CAM, UMP and TMP is ________
(A) Aspartate
(B) Glutamine
(C) Glutamate
(D) Adenosine
Ans. A
82. To fix 1 molecule of N 12 ATP molecule are required and
N fixation is carried out by the enzyme
(A) Nitrogenase and Rubisco
(C) Nitrite reductase only
(B) Nitrogenase only
(D) Nitrate reductase
Ans. B
83. The natural occurring in higher plant is _________
(A) IAA
(B) IBA
(C) NAA
(D) IBA and NAA
Ans. A
84. Dwarfness of the plant can be control by _____
(A) IAA
(B) MH
(C) GA
(D) IBA
Ans. C
85. Polar translocation of plant hormone found in ______
(A) Auxin
(B) GA
(C) Cytokinin
(D) Zeatin
Ans. A
86. An essential growth substance required in tissue culture
and delay the chlorophyll loss
(A) GA
(B) Kinetin
(C) Cytokinin
(D) Auxin
Ans. C
87. Tress hormone is ______
(A) GA
(B) IAA
(C) ABA
(D) Both A and B
Ans. C
88. Flowering of short day and long day plant is promoted by
________
(A) IAA and GA respectively
(B) GA only
(C) Cytokinin and GA respectively
(D) Kinetin and GA respectively
Ans. C
89. Chemitropism is _______
(A) Growth of pollen tube toward ovule
(B) Growth of pollen tube stigma to ovary
(C) Movement of anthrozoids
(D) Both A and B
Ans. A
90. Hormone involve in phototropism is _________
(A) IAA
(B) GA
(C) Kinetin
(D) Cytokinin
Ans. A

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) along with the Answer Key

1. Who Articulated the ‘Law of Limiting Factor’ in Photosynthesis?

A. Blackman.
B. Calvin.
 C. Ruben.
D. Emerson.

2. Who is Regarded as the Father of Plant Physiology?

A. Stephen hales.
B. Funk.
C. Fisher.
D. W. Kurtis.

3. Who Discovered the Process of Photophosphorylation?

A. Warburg.
B. Arnon.
C. Calvin.
D. Priestley.

4. What is the End Product of the Calvin Cycle?

A. PGA.
B. ADP+NADP.
C. RuBP.
D. PGAL.

5. Which Metabolic Pathway Produces Carbohydrate?

 A. Glycolysis.
B. Krebs cycle.
C. Cyclic electron pathway.
D. Calvin cycle.

6. __________________ _ have no Role in Photosynthesis.

A. Anthocyanin
B. Xanthophyll
C. Phycoerythrin
D. Phycocyanin

7. What is the Reason Behind a Plant Bending Towards the Light as it

Grows?

A. Since green plants are phototrophic.

B. Because auxin gathered on the shaded side stimulates higher cell
elongation.
C. Since plants need light for photosynthesis.
D. Light stimulates cells on that side to grow faster.

8. What is the Reason Behind Cell Elongation in Intermodal Regions of

Plants?
 A. Indole acetic acid.
B. Cytokinins.
C. Gibberellins.
D. Ethylene.

9. What is the Purpose of Trichomes on Leaves?

A. Prevents guttation.
B. Aids in the rapid exchange of gas.
C. Increases transpiration.
D. Reduces transpiration.

10. Rubisco Content in Chloroplast is ________

A. 16%.
B. 2%.
C. 25%.
D. 11%.

11. Among the Following, Indole-3 acetic Acid is Similar to Which Amino
Acid?

A. Methionine.
B. Tryptophan.
C. Proline.
 D. Phenylalanine.

12. Which of the Following is Known as a Hatch-slack Pathway?

A. C2.
B. C3.
C. C4.
D. C5.

13. Among the Following, Which is a C4 Plant?

A. Pineapple.
B. Soybean.
C. Corn.
D. All of the above.

14. Reverse Krebs Cycle can be Found in ___________

A. Bacteria.
B. Fungus.
C. Higher plants.
D. None of these.

15. ________________ _ is a Cruciferous Type Stomata.

 A. Diacytic
B. Anisocytic
C. Anomocytic
D. Actinocytic

16. Who Gave the Theory of ‘Osmotic Water Absorption’?

A. Calvin.
B. Emerson.
C. Atkins and Preistley.
D. Thimann and Kramer.

17. Among the Following, Which is a CAM Plant?

A. Mango.
B. Coconut.
C. Kiwifruit.
D. Pineapple.

18. ___________ _ Cycle is Used by ‘Inducible CAM Plants’

A. C4.
B. C3.
 C. CAM.
D. All of them.

19. Which Type of Plants Store Malic Acid in Vacuoles?

A. CAM.
B. C3.
C. C4.
D. C2.

20. Among the Following, Which is an Example of ‘Upright Growth of

Stems’?

A. Phototropism.
B. Positive geotropism.
C. Negative geotropism.
D. Auxin tropism.

21. Who Gave the ‘Root Pressure’ Theory?

A. J.C. Bose.
B. Godlewski.
C. Stephan Hales.
D. Boehm.
22. What is the Rate of Photosynthesis in C4 Plants?

A. Higher.
B. Moderate.
C. Low.
D. Very low.

23. What is the R.Q Value of Succulents?

A. 1.
B. 0.5.
C. 1.5.
D. 0.

24. Seeds are Treated with ______________ for Stratification.

A. Moist seed in low temperature

B. Just low temperature
C. Warm and moist temperature
D. Normal seeds in low temperature

25. Among the Following: Find the Physiological Disorder.

 A. Greening of potato tubers.
B. Gall midge rice.
C. Curling of papaya leaves.
D. None of these.

26. The Hill Reaction Takes Place in ___________.

A. Stroma.
B. Grana of chloroplast.
C. Both a & b.
D. Only grana.

27. A Dark Reaction Takes Place in ____________ _.

A. Grana.
B. Stroma.
C. The stroma of chloroplast.
D. Mitochondria.

28. ___________ _ is the Form of Carbohydrate Transported through a

Sieve Tube after 
Synthesizing in the Leaves.

A. Triose sugar
B. Glucose
 C. Starch
D. Sucrose

29. What is the Function of Phenylmercuric Acetate?

A. It reduces the transpiration rate.

B. It can kill a plant.
C. It decreases respiration.
D. None of the above.

30. The Amount of Water Retained by Soil after Drainage is Known as –

A. Soil water.
B. Field capacity.
C. Mineral water.
D. Gravitational capacity.

31. Water Available for Plants within the Soil is Known as –

A. Mineral water.
B. Hygroscopic water.
C. Capillary water.
D. Chemically bound water.
32. What is the Name of the Process By Which Turgidity of a Cell is
Maintained?

A. Wall pressure.
B. Osmotic pressure.
C. Diffusion pressure.
D. Turgor pressure.

33. Wilting of a Plant is a Result of Excessive –

A. Transpiration.
B. Absorption.
C. Photosynthesis.
D. Respiration.

34. What is the Working Principle of a Photometer?

A. Root pressure.
B. Amount of water absorbed is the same as the amount of water transpired.
C. Osmotic pressure.
D. None of the above.

35. _____________ _ is an Example of Synthetic Auxin.

 A. IAA
B. GAA
C. IBA
D. CA

36. What is the Reason for Seed Dormancy?

A. Starch.
B. Glucose.
C. Ethylene.
D. Abscisic acid.

37. Due to the Uneven Distribution of __________ Phototropic Curvature

Occurs. 

A. Auxin
B. Cytokinins
C. Phytochrome
D. Gibberellin

38. Coiling of Garden Pea Around any Structure is an Example of –

A. Thermotaxis.
B. Thigmotropism.
C. Thigmonasty.
 D. Thigmotaxis.

39. Which of the Following is an Example of Gaseous Plant Hormone?

A. IAA.
B. Gibberellin.
C. Ethylene.
D. Abscisic acid.

40. Among the Following, Which Acid is a Derivative of Carotenoids?

A. Gibberellic acid.
B. Indole butyric acid.
C. Indole-3-acetic acid.
D. Abscisic acid.

These are some important and popular NEET biology MCQs on Plant
Physiology. The answer key is given below for reference.