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BOTANY (B-OI)
Syllabus: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

following are the Drsucts of the

Choose the cerrest answer. Alof he chloroplasts,
1 Which of the following scientists used radioactive photochemical reactions occurring in
first
1*Cinalgal photosynthesis to discover that the except
CO2 fixation product was a 3-carbon organic acid?
(2) NADPH
(1) ATP
(1) Julius von Sachs
(3) CO2 (4) O2
(2) Blackman
assertion (A) and reason (R)
(3) Melvin Calvin 4 Read the following
(4) Joseph Priestley statements.
Match Column-l with Column-|| and select the light is rarely
2
Assertion (A): For photosynthesis,
correct option. a
limiting factor in nature, except for the plants
in
Il
Column I
Column
shade or dense forest.
(A) Phosphoglycolate (i) Undergoes
decarboxylation in Reason (R): Light saturation
occurs at 10 per cent
bundle sheath cells of the full sunlight.

(B) 3-phosphoglycerate (üi) Formed when the In the light of the above statements, select the
most abundant Correct option.
enzyme in the world
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
binds with oxygen explanation of (A)
(C) Aspartic acid (ii) Regenerates in the
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the
Mesophyl of C
plant by using ATP correct explanation of (A)

(D) RuBP
(iv) Product of the most (3.-(A) s true but (R) is false -507
crucial step of the (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
Calvin cycle
5. Which of the following is considered as the chief
Choose the correct option: pigment associated with photosynthesis?
(A) (B) (C)(D) (1) Xanthophylls
(1 (iy (ii) (i)
(2) Carotenoids
(iv) (ii)
(2 (ü)
(3) Chlorophyll b
(im) (ii () (iv)
(3
(4) Chlorophyll a
(4) (iv) () (i)
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 Botan
non-cyclic
chloroplasts.
Inside the occurs in
Poll-01 9 photophosphorylation
Observe the following diagram
6 (1) Grana
CacceptorNADPH (2) Stroma
lamellae
(3) Stroma
e aceeptor) (4) Inner
membrane differentiated from each
can be
Tomato and maize
Electron 10.
other as of CO:
Iransrt
the current availability
Ystem tomato,
(a) For
levels is limiting. high CO2
responds to
latter cuniitions.
(b) The lighi
conceritrations under low reduction
water stress leads to
former,
(c) In the availability.
option CO; carboxylase
diagram, select the in the
shows only
Based on the above RuBisCO
depicts about the
labels.
(d) In the latter,
that correctly
in 'A' are
received by a mobile activity. in mnesophyll
(1) The electrons PEPcase is found
on the stroma side of the (e) In the
former,
carboxylation of RuBP.
electron carrier found cells for the
thylakoid membrane
electrons in the reaction
centre
The correct ones are:
(2) The depleted water
"B' is replenished
directly by splitting of and (e) only
(1) (b)
Photosystem I| only
(3) Primary
acceptor ofelectron in (2) (a) and (d)
the inner side of the (d) only
which is located towards not (3) (a), (c) and
thylakoid membrane
transfers its electron only
(4) (c) and for the
but to an H carrier NADPH are required Calvin
to an electro carrier How many ATP and via
reduction of 11. of glucose
required for the fixation of one molecule
(4) The electrons through ferredoxin (fd)
NADP is transferred cycle?
statement w.r.t. carotenoids. (1) 3 ATP and2
NADPH
7 Select the correct green in the NADPH
(1) They
appear bright or blue (2) 18 ATP and 12
NADPH
chromatogram (3) 12 ATP and 18
accessory pigments NADPH
(2) They act as (4) 2ATP and 3
between
maximum absorption Sorghum shows
(3) They show 12.
500-600 nm wavelength of
light high temperature
(1) Susceptibility towards to
photo-oxidation is prevented
by
(4) Their (2) Greater productivity
of biomass due
chlorophyll a presence of photorespiration
450
The most crucial
step of the Calvin cycle (3) Photosynthetic saturation only beyond
ATP and concentration
(1) Involves utilisation
of 2 molecules of ulL1 of CO:
per CO, fixed arrangement of cells in leaves
two molecules of NADPH (4) Wreath type of
regeneration of the primary
CO2 is not associated
(2) Results in the 13 Which of the following features
found in C& plants?
acceptor molecule with bundle sheath cells

(3) Is where CO: is utilised

for the carboxylation (1) Present around the vascular bundles
sugar
Thin walls impervious to
gaseous exchange
of a 5-carbon ketose (2)
the
(4) Is where
carbohydrate is formed at (3) Large number of chloroplasts
expense the photochemically
generated
of (4) No intercellular spaces
ATP
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14 Poll-01
Kead the following steps of Hatch
and Slack 17. Cyclic photophosphorylation does not
pathway.
(1) Require any external electron donor for ts
(a) Conversion of 3 carbon occurrence
molecule to primary contnued
CO: acceptor. (2) Occur when only light of wavelengths beyond
(b) Conversion of first stable 680 nm are available for erctation
product into malic
acid. (3) Have PSIas well as NADP reductase enzyme
(C) Transport of 4-carbon organic acid (4) Occur in sroma lamellae and t results in the
into the production of ATP
cells having RuBisCO.
18 Ina photosystem
(d) Carboxylation reaction
catalysed by PEP (1) LHC are made up of hundreds of pigment
carboxylase. molecules only
(e) Decarboxylation of C4 acid (2: Var:c::s pigments hcic to make
The correct sequential order of these events is photosynthesis more efficient by absorbing
wavelengths of light in green regon
(1) (d) (b) (e) (c) (a) (3) All he pigments (ercept one molecule of
(2) (a)
(3) (a)
(d) (c) (b) - (e)
forn antennae
chlorophyll a)
(4) Reaction centre is made up of chlorophyl c
(b) (c) (e) (d) having absorption peak at 700 nm
(4) (d) (b) (c) (e) (a) Read the following statements and select the
15 Select the odd one out w.r.t. Corrcct option.
plant factors affecting
photosynthesis. Statement A: CF: is ernbedded in the thylakoid
membrane and forms a transmembrane channel
(1) Age of leaves that carries out facilitated dtfusion of protons
(2)
across the membrane.
Temperature
Statement B: RuBisCO has a much greater
(3)Orientation of leaves affinity for CO: when the CO: O; iS nearly
equal
(4) Amount of chlorophyll (1) Only statement A IS COrrect
16. During light reaction. ATP synthesis in (2) Only statement B is correct
the
chloroplast is a direct outcorme of (3) Both statements A and B are
correct
(1) Formation of proton gradient across (4) Both statements A
the and Bare incorrect
thylakoid membrane 20. Select the incorrect match wr
scentists and
the organism they have used in their expenmental
(2) Removal of protons from the strorna while material
transporting electrons (1) Joseph Priestley Mint plant
(3) The breakdown of the proton gradient causing (2) Jan Ingenhousz Aquatic plant
a confarmational change in the CF: particle (3) T W Engelmann Pornhyra
(4) The release of oxygen and production of high (4) Cornelius van Niel - Purple and green
energy intermediates bacterna