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d. Thylakoid space
Question 6
Manganese is required in
a. Chlorophyll synthesis
b. Nucleic acid synthesis
c. Plant cell wall formation
d. Photolysis of water during
photosynthesis
Question 7
______ contains green chlorophyll and
other pigments.
a. Stroma
b. Cristae
c. Matrix
d. Thylakoid membrane
Question 8
Oxidative phosphorylation refers to
a. Anaerobic production of ATP
b. The citric acid cycle production of
ATP
c. Production of ATP by
chemiosmosis
d. Alcoholic fermentation
Question 9 Each chloroplast contains a
flattened membranous sac called ______.
a. Stroma
b. Cristae
c. Matrix
d. Thylakoids
Question 10
Net yield of aerobic respiration during
Krebs cycle per glucose molecule is
a. 2 ATP molecules
b. 8 ATP molecules
c. 36 ATP molecules
d. 38 ATP molecules
Question 11
Where are thylakoids and grana located?
a. Lysosomes
b. Mitochondria
c. Chloroplasts
d. Golgi apparatus
Question 12
______ is required for photosynthetic
oxygen evolution?
a. Manganese
b. Iron
c. Copper
d. Zinc
Question 13
When thylakoids absorb solar energy the
reactions that begin are:
a. Glycolysis
b. Light-independent
c. Light-dependent
d. Fermentation
Question 14
Stomatal opening is affected by
a. Nitrogen concentration, carbon
dioxide concentration and light
b. Carbon dioxide concentration,
temperature and light
c. Nitrogen concentration, light and
temperature
d. Carbon dioxide concentration,
nitrogen concentration and
temperature
Question 15
The chemiosmotic coupling hypothesis of
oxidative phosphorylation proposes that
adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is formed
because
a. There is a change in the
permeability of the inner
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Question 5
Which one of the following statement is
true for ATP?
a. ATP is prosthetic part of an
enzyme
b. ATP is an enzyme
c. ATP is organic ions of enzyme
d. ATP is a Co-enzyme
Question 10
Where does bulk fixation of carbon
through photosynthesis take place?
a. Crop plants
b. Oceans
c. Tropical rain forests
d. Tropical rain forests and crop
plants
Question 6
The metabolic pathway which produces
carbohydrate is
a. Calvin cycle
b. Glycolysis
c. Cyclic electron pathway
d. Krebs cycle
Question 11
Which of the following substances yield
less than 4 Kcal/mol when its phosphate
bond is hydrolyzed?
a. Creatine Phosphate
b. ADP
c. Glucose-6-Phosphate
d. ATP
Question 7
Glycolysis
a. Takes place in the mitochondria
b. Produces no ATP
c. Has no connection with electron
transport chain
d. Reduces two molecules of NAD+
for every glucose molecule
processed
Question 8
In ______ NADP is converted into NADPH2.
a. Photolysis
b. Cyclic photophosphorylation
c. Noncyclic photophosphorylation
d. Oxidative phosphorylation
Question 9
Which one of the following doesn't play
any role in photosynthesis?
a. Phycocyanin
b. Xanthophylls
c. Phycoerythrin
d. Anthocyanin
Question 12
The correct sequence of cell organelles
during photorespiration is
a. Chloroplast, peroxisome,
mitochondria
b. Chloroplast, vacuole,
peroxisome
c. Chloroplast, Golgibodies,
mitochondria
d. Chloroplast, Rough endoplasmic
reticulum, Dictyosomes
Question 13
The C4 plants are photosynthetically
more efficient than C3 plants because
a. They have more chloroplasts
b. The CO2 compensation point is
more
c. CO2 generated during
photorespiration is trapped and
recycled through PEP carboxylase
d. The CO2 efflux is not prevented
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Question 14
In C4 plants, the bundle sheath cells
a. Have thin walls to facilitate
gaseous exchange
b. Have large intercellular spaces
c. Are rich in PEP carboxylase
d. Have a high density of chloroplasts
Question 15
In leaves of C4 plants malic acid
synthesis duringCO2 fixation occurs in:
a. Guard cells
b. Epidermal cells
c. Mesophyll cells
d. Bundle sheath
Question 4
The law of limiting factors was proposed
with particular reference to
photosynthesis. Identify the scientist who
proposed this law.
a. Blackman
b. Calvin
c. Weismann
d. Emerson
Question 5
In Photosynthesis energy from light
reaction to dark reaction is transferred in
the form of:
a. RUDP
b. ATP
c. ADP
d. Chlorophyll
Question 1
Which pigment absorbs the red and far
red light?
a. Cytochrome
b. Phytochrome
c. Carotenoids
d. Chlorophyll
Question 6
In higher plants the shape of the
chloroplast is
a. Discoid
b. Cup-shaped
c. Girdle-shaped
d. Reticulate
Question 2
Which of the following is a 4-carbon
compound?
a. Oxaloacetic acid
b. Phosphoglyceric acid
c. Ribulose biphosphate
d. PhosphoenolpyruvateQuestion 3
Which fractions of the visible spectrum of
solar radiations are primarily absorbed
by carotenoids of the higher plants?
a. Red and violet
b. Green and red
c. Blue and green
d. Violet and blue
Question 7
In C4 plants, the bundle sheath cells
a. Are rich in PEP carboxylase
b. Have large intercellular spaces
c. Have thin walls to facilitate
gaseous exchange
d. Have a high density of chloroplasts
Question 8
In C3 plants, the first stable product of
photosynthesis during the dark reaction
is:
a. Phosphoglyceraldehyde
b. 3-phosphoglyceric acid
c. Oxaloacetic acid
d. Malic acid
Question 9
Hill reaction occurs in:
a. Absence of water
b. Total darkness
c. High altitude plants
d. Presence of ferricyanide
Question 10
Etiolation in plants is caused when
a. They are grown in intense light
b. They have mineral deficiency
c. They are grown in dark
d. They are grown in blue light
Question 11
During photorespiration, the conversion
of phosphoglycolate to glycolate takes
place in this cell organelle
a. Peroxisome
b. Glyoxysome
c. Mitochondria
d. Chloroplast
Question 12
Chloroplast dimorphism is a
characteristic feature of
a. Plants with Calvin cycle
b. C4-Plants
c. All plants
d. Only in algae
Question 13
Match the following two lists and select
the most accurate option.
List I List II
A. Oxygen evolving
I. Potassium
complex ferric
II. High oxygen
oxalate
III. ATP synthesis
B. Proton gradient
IV. Pheophytin
concentration
V. Photolysis of
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C. Hill reagent
D. Photo-respiration
water
a. A - V, B - III, C - I, D - II
b. A - I, B - II, C - IV, D - V
c. A - V, B - I, C - IV, D - II
d. A - I, B - IV, C - III, D V
Question 14
In Kranz anatomy, the bundle sheath
cells have
a. Thin walls, no intercellular spaces
and several chloroplasts
b. Thick walls, many intercellular
spaces and few chloroplasts
c. Thin walls, many intercellular
spaces and no chloroplasts
d. Thick walls, no intercellular spaces
and large number of chloroplasts
Question 15
Assertion : The atmospheric
concentration of CO2 at which
photosynthesis just compensates for
respiration is referred to as CO2
compensation point.
Reason : The CO2 compensation point is
reached when the amount of CO2 uptake
is less than that generated through
respiration because the level of CO2 in
the atmosphere is more than that
required for achieving CO2 compensation
point.
a. Both Assertion and Reason are
true and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
b. Both Assertion and Reason are
true but the Reason is not the
correct explanation of the
Assertion.
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Question 6
A plant with low CO2 compensation point
is:
a. Gossypium hirsutum
b. Leucopoa kingii
c. Atriplex patula
d. Tidestromia Oblongifolia
Question 7
Which one of the following is not true
about the light reactions of
photosynthesis?
a. NADPH is not produced in cyclic
electrons transport in light
reactions.
b. The flow of electrons from water to
NADP in non-cyclic electron
transport produces one ATP
c. Reactions of the two photosystems
are needed for the reduction of
NADP
d. P680 and P700 are the reaction
centres of PS I an PS II respectively
reactions
Question 8
Which of the following statements
regarding C4 plants is false?
a. The primary CO2 acceptor is a 5
carbon molecule
b. The initial carboxylation reaction
occurs in mesophyll
c. The leaves that fix CO2 have two
cell types
d. The mesophyll cells lack RuBisCO
enzyme
Question 9
Which of the following is WRONGLY
matched?
a. Sorghum Kranz anatomy
b. PEP carboxylase Mesophyll cells
c. Blackman Law of limiting factors
d. PS II P700
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b. Succinic dehydrogenase
c. Hexokinase
d. RuBP carboxylase oxygenase
Question 4
In C3 plants, the first stable compound
formed after CO2 fixation is
a. Oxaloacetic acid
b. Malic acid
c. Phosphoglyceraldehyde
d. 3-phosphoglycerate
Question 5
Chemiosmosis hypothesis given by Peter
Mitchel proposes the mechanism of
a. synthesis of NADH
b. synthesis of ATP
c. synthesis of FADH2
d. synthesis of NADPH
Question 6
The ratio between 2-carbon and 3-carbon
intermediates having NH2 group
formed in photosynthetic oxidation cycle
is:
a. 1 : 1
b. 2 : 1
c. 3 : 2
d. 3 : 4
Question 7
In sugarcane plant, 14CO2 is fixed in
malic acid, in which the enzyme that
fixes CO2 is:
a. Ribulose phosphate kinase
b. Phosphoenolpyruvic acid
carboxylase
c. Ribulose biphosphate carboxylase
d. Fructose phosphatase
Question 8
In higher plants, continuity of cytoplasm
from one cell to its neighbouring cells is
established through
a. Apoplast
b. Chloroplast
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c. Leucoplast
d. Symplast
Question 9
In CAM plants, CO2 required for
photosynthesis enters the plant body
during
a. Daytime through the lenticels
b. Night when the hydathodes are
open
c. Daytime when the stomata are
open
d. Night through the stomata which
are kept open
Question 10
In a CAM plant the concentration of
organic acid
a. increases during the day
b. decreases or increases during the
day
c. increases during night
d. decreases during any time
Question 11
Ganongs respiroscope is used to
demonstrate
a. production of carbon dioxide
during aerobic respiration.
b. evolution of carbon dioxide during
fermentation.
c. evolution of oxygen during
photosynthesis.
d. production of heat during aerobic
respiration.
Question 12
Carbohydrates are commonly found as
starch in plant storage organs. Which of
the following five properties of starch (a e) make it useful as a storage material?
(a) Easily translocated
(b) Chemically non-reactive
(c) Easily digested by animals
(d) Osmotically inactive
(e) Synthesized during photosynthesis
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Question 3
An enzyme that can stimulate
germination of barley seeds is
a. -amylase
b. Lipase
c. Protease
d. Invertase
Question 4
Seed dormancy is due to the:
a. Ethylene
b. Abscisic acid
c. IAA
d. Starch
Question 5
Importance of day length in flowering of
plants was first shown in:
a. Petunia
b. Letting
c. Tobacco
d. Cotton
Question 6
Phototropic curvature is the result of
uneven distribution of:
a. Auxin
b. Gibberellin
c. Phytochrome
d. Cytokinins
Question 7
Coiling of garden pea tendrils around any
support is an example of:
a. Thermotaxis
b. Thigmotaxis
c. Thigmonasty
d. Thigmotropism
Question 8
Natural cytokinins are synthesized in
tissues that are:
a. Senescent
b. Dividing rapidly
c. Storing food material
d. Differentiating
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c. Fertilizer
d. Tonic chemical
Question 11
Angiosperm, to which the largest flowers
belong, is
a. total stem parasite
b. partial stem parasite
c. total root parasite
d. partial root parasite
Question 12
Bidirectional translocation of minerals
take place in
a. Xylem
b. Phloem
c. Parenchyma
d. Cambium
Question 13
Boron in green plants assists in
a. Activation of enzymes
b. Acting as enzyme cofactor
c. Photosynthesis
d. Sugar transport
Question 14
Brown heart disease is due to deficiency
of
a. Boron
b. Iron
c. Molybdenum
d. Phosphorus
Question 15
Carbon become available to crop plants
in the form of
a. Amino acids
b. Carbonates
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Element carbon
MCQs Quiz - 2
Question 1
Carnivorous plants are found on
a. Nitrogen deficient soil
b. O2 deficient soil
c. CO2 deficient soil
d. None of these
Question 2
Carrier proteins are involved in
a. Water transport
b. Water evaporation
c. Active transport
d. Passive transport
Question 3
Chlorosis occurs when plants are grown
in
a. Dark
b. Shade
c. Strong light
d. Fe free medium
Question 4
Conduction of inorganic materials in
plants occur mainly through minerals
absorbed by roots move to the leaf
through
a. Sieve tube
b. Phloem
c. Xylem
d. None of these
Question 5
Cultivation by sand culture is also called
a. Soil-less cultivation
b. Green house effect
c. Photorespiration
d. Protein synthesis
Question 6
Deficiency of mineral nutrients is not
responsible for
a. Shortening of internodes
b. Necrosis
c. Chlorosis
d. Etiolation
Question 7
Element essential for photolysis of water
is
a. Nitrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Chlorine
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d. Carbon
Question 8
Essential macro elements are
a. Manufactured during
photosynthesis
b. Produced by enzymes
c. Absorbed from soil
d. Produced by growth hormones
Question 9
Exanthema is due to deficiency of
a. B
b. Mo
c. Mn
d. Cu
Question 10
Fall of immature leaf is due to deficiency
of
a. Sulphur
b. Phosphorous
c. Sodium
d. Zinc
Question 11
Fertility of soil in rice fields can be
improved by
a. Blue green algae
b. Sodium chloride
c. Gypsum
d. Rhizobium
Question 12
Function of zinc is
a. Closing of stomata
b. Biosynthesis of 3-IAA
c. Synthesis of chlorophyll
d. Oxidation of carbohydrate
Question 13
Gray spots of oat are caused by
deficiency of
a. Cu
b. Zn
c. Mn
d. Fe
Question 14
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Hydroponics are
a. Growing of aquatic plants
b. Growing of floating aquatic plants
c. Growing of plants in sand
d. Growing of plants aqueous
balanced nutrient
Question 15
Hydroponics are
a. Water
b. Solution containing all the
nutrients
c. Green house
d. Liquid
MCQs Quiz - 3
Question 1
Immature leaf of plants fall down due to
deficiency of
a. Sulphur
b. Zinc
c. Phosphorus
d. Sodium
Question 2
Which one of the following mineral
elements plays an in biological nitrogen
fixation?
a. Copper
b. Manganese
c. Zinc
d. Molybdenum
Question 3
Important contribution of molybdenum is
a. Chromosome condensation
b. Nitrogen fixation
c. Flower growth
d. Carbon fixation
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d. Difference in D.P.D
MCQs Quiz - 4
Question 1
Iron uptake is called active because
a. Ions move freely
b. Energy is expended
c. Ions are active
d. Ions move passively
Question 2
Little leaf is caused due to the deficiency
of
a. Boron
b. Copper
c. Zinc
d. Phosphorus
Question 3
Main function of leghemoglobin is to
a. Promote oxygen availability to
nodules
b. Generate atp for nitrogen fixation
c. Generate hydrogen ions for
ammonia formation
d. Scavenge oxygen
Question 4
Mineral salts which are absorbed by the
roots from soil are in the form of
a. Dilute solution
b. Very concentrated solution
c. Concentrated solution
d. Very dilute solution
Question 5
Most plants obtain their nitrogen from
the soil in the form of
a. Nitric acid
b. Nitrates
c. Free nitrogen gas
d. Nitrogen oxide
Question 6 WRONG
Nitrogen fixing bacteria were discovered
by
a. Koch
b. Winogradsky
c. Pasteur
d. Lister
Question 7
Nitrogen is an important constituent of
a. Proteins
b. Lipids
c. Carbohydrates
d. Phospholipids
Question 8
Non-legume nitrogen fixing organisms
belongs to genus
a. Rhizobium
b. Franken
c. Clostridium
d. Azotobacter
Question 9
NPK denotes
a. Nitrogen, Protein, Kinetin
b. Nitrogen, Protein, Potassium
c. Nitrogen, Potassium, kinetin
d. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium
Question 10
Obligate parasites are those organisms
which
a. live only on living host
b. live only on dead and decaying
organic matter
c. are essentially parasites but can
also become saprophytes
d. are essentially saprophytes but
can also become parasites
Question 11
One of the following is a nitrogen fixing
enzyme
a. Urease
b. Arginase
c. Nitrate reductase
d. All of the above
Question 12
Phosphorus is a structural element in
a. Fat
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b. Starch
c. Nucleotide
d. Carbohydrate
Question 13
Phytotron is meant for
a. Controlled humidity
b. Induction of mutations
c. Controlled irradiation
d. Growing plants under controlled
environment
Question 14
Pigment leghemoglobin is present in
roots of
a. Maize
b. Rice
c. Soybean
d. Potato
Question 15
Plants absorb mineral salts from the soil
solution through
a. The cell wall which is
semipermeable
b. Perforation at the apex of rot hair
cells
c. A semipermeable membrane into
the cytoplasm
d. None of these
MCQs Quiz 5
Question 1
A nutritionally wild type organism, which
does not require any additional growth
supplement is known as:
a. Holotype
b. Auxotroph
c. Prototroph
d. Phenotype
Question 2
Which one of the following is not a
micronutrient?
a. Magnesium
b. Molybdenum
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c. Boron
d. Zinc
Question 3
The function of leghemoglobin in the root
nodules of legumes is
a. Oxygen removal
b. Inhibition of nitrogenase activity
c. Expression of nif gene
d. Nodule differentiation
Question 4
Which of the following is a bacterium
involved in denitrification?
a. Azotobacter
b. Nitrosomonas
c. Pseudomonas
d. Nitrobacter
Question 5
Which one of the following elements in
plants is not remobilized?
a. Calcium
b. Phosphorus
c. Sulphur
d. Potassium
Question 6
Which of the following is a rootless
aquatic plant in which a portion of the
leaf forms a tiny sac for trapping insects?
a. Utricularia
b. Drosera
c. Nepenthes
d. Dionaea
Question 7
Which of the following is a flowering
plant with nodules containing
filamentous nitrogen-fixing
microorganism?
a. Crotalaria juncea
b. Casuarina equisetifolia
c. Cicer arietinum
d. Cycas revoluta
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d. b and d only
Question 13
Match the followings an choose the
correct combination from the options
given:
List - I
List II
a.
Sulphur
1. Chlorophyll
b.
Zinc
2.Nitrogenase
c.
Magnesium
3.Methionine
d.
Molybdenum 4. Auxin
a. a 1, b 2, c 3, d 4
b. a 3, b 4, c 1, d 2
c. a 3, b 1, c 2, d 4
d. a 2, b 4, c 1, d 3
Question 14
Match the followings an choose the
correct combination from the options
given:
List - I
List II
a.Photolysis of
1. Zinc
water
2.Copper
b.Diazotrophy
3.Manganese
c.Cytochrome
4.Molybdenum
oxidase
5.Boron
d. Biosynthesis of
IAA
a. a 3, b 2, c 1, d 5
b. a 3, b 4, c 2, d 1
c. a 5, b 2, c 3, d 4
d. a 4, b 1, c 3, d 2
Question 15
Assertion: Deficiency of sulphur causes
chlorosis in plants.
Reason: Sulphur is a constituent of
chlorophyll, proteins and nucleic acids.
a. Both the Assertion and the Reason
are true and the Reason is a
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Question 6
Dixon and Jolly are associated with
a. Light reaction of photosynthesis
b. Anaerobic respiration
c. Cohesion theory of Ascent of sap
d. Apical dominance
Question 7
During absorption of water by roots, the
water potential of cell sap is lower than
that of
a. pure water and soil solution
b. neither pure water nor soil solution
c. pure water, but higher than that of
soil solution
d. soil solution, but higher than that
of pure water
Question 8
Field capacity is
a. Higher for sandy soils than clay
soils
b. Amount of water in soil available
to plants
c. Same as permanent wilting point
d. Amount of water left in soil after
drainage
Question 9
The chief water conducting elements of
xylem in gymnosperms are
a. Tracheids
b. Vessels
c. Fibers
d. Transfusion tissue
Question 10
Increase in the CO2 concentration of
micro environment of leaf would cause
a. closure of stomata
b. opening of stomata
c. no effect on stomata
d. widening of stomata
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a. I, II
b. II, III
c. I, IV
d. II,IV
Question 14
Two cells A and B are contiguous. Cell A
has osmotic pressure 10 atm, turgor
pressure 7 atm and diffusion pressure
deficit 3 atm. Cell B has osmotic pressure
8 atm, turgor pressure 3 atm and
diffusion pressure deficit 5 atm. The
result will be:
a. No movement of water
b. Movement of water from cell B to
A
c. Movement of water from cell A to
B
d. Equilibrium between the two
Question 15
Assertion: When dried seeds of pea
are placed in a tin and water added
up to their upper level and then a lid is
put lightly over it. Within an hour, the lid
will be blown off.
Reason: Due to rapid cell division in pea
seeds.
a. Both Assertion and Reason are
true and Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
b. Both Assertion and Reason are
true but the Reason is not the
correct explanations of Assertion.
c. Assertion is true, but Reason is
false.
d. Both Assertion and Reason are
false.
Plants: MCQs Test - 2.
Question 1 CORRECT
Stomata open is due to accumulation of
a. K+
b. Na+
c. Ca+
d. Mg+
Question 2
Attraction of water molecules to polar
surfaces is known as
a. Cohesion
b. Capillarity
c. Surface tension
d. Adhesion
Question 3
Which of the following is not a purpose of
transpiration?
a. Supplies water for photosynthesis
b. Helps in translocation of sugars
from source to sink
c. Maintains shape and structure of
the plants
d. Transports minerals from the soil
to all parts of the plant
Question 4
A soil sample is found to have 25% of its
volume occupied by soil water. Of this,
10% is hygroscopic water and .the
remaining is capillary water. What is the
field capacity of this soil?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 25%
d. 35%
Question 5
When the conditions are dry, a grass leaf
curls inward to minimize water loss due
to presence of
a. Thick cuticle
b. Large xylem cavities
c. Parallel venation
d. Bulliform cells
Question 6
Cohesion theory of water movement in
plants was put forth by
a. Henry Dixon
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b. F. F. Blackman
c. Melvin cycle
d. Hans. A. Krebs
Question 7
Which of the following force is
responsible for raising water up to 100 m
of tall plants?
a. Root pressure
b. Capillary action
c. Transpiration pull
d. Air pressure
Question 8
The first process by which water enters
into the seed coat when a seed is placed
in suitable environment for germination
is
a. Osmosis
b. Imbibition
c. Absorption
d. None of these
Question 9
When the concentration of the soil
solutes is low, the absorption of water is
a. Remain normal
b. Decreased
c. Increased
d. Stopped
Question 10
When pea seeds and wheat grains are
soaked in water, pea seeds showed more
swelling than the wheat. The reason is
a. Cell membrane of pea seeds is
more permeable
b. Presence of less hydrophilic
colloids in the wheat grains
c. Imbibition capacity of proteins is
more than that of starch
d. Cell walls of wheat grains are less
permeable
Question 11
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Question 3
Hydathodes are also called
a. guard cells
b. sunken stomata
c. water stomata
d. subsidiary cells
Question 4
Grahams Law is correlated with
a. Osmosis
b. Osmoregulation
c. Diffusion
d. Adsorption
Question 5
The sugarcane Plant has
a. reticulate venation
b. pentamerous flowers
c. dumb bell-shaped guard cells
d. capsular fruits
Question 6
If water enters in a cell, the pressure
exerted by its swollen protoplast is
a. Osmotic pressure
b. Diffusion pressure deficit
c. Turgor pressure
d. Imbibition
Question 7
Which one of the followings establishes
the barrier to the apoplastic movement
of solutes into the vascular cylinder?
a. Intracellular spaces
b. Plasma membrane
c. Casparian strips
d. Plasmodesmata
Question 8
The direction of water in the leaflets of
Cycas from midrib is
a. lateral
b. downward
c. upward
d. both downward and upward
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A.Mass flow
q. Strasburger
r. Munch
hypothesis
s. Godlewski
B.Relay pump
t. Dixon and Jolly
theory
C.Transpiration pull
theory
D.Pulsatile
movement theory
a. A - r, B - s, C - p, D - t
b. A - r, B - s, C - t, D- p
c. A - s, B - r, C - t, D - p
d. A - s, B - r, C - p, D - t
Question 14
Opening and closing of stomata is due to
the:
a. Gaseous exchange
b. Change in Turgor pressure of guard
cells
c. Hormonal change in guard cells
d. Respiration
Question 15
Water will be absorbed by root hair
when
a. concentration of salts in the soil is
high
b. concentration of solutes in the cell
sap is high
c. plant is rapidly respiring
d. they are separated from soil by a
permeable membrane
MCQs Test - 4
Question 1
Due to low atmospheric pressure, the
rate of transpiration will
a. increase
b. decrease rapidly
c. decrease slowly
d. remain unaffected
Question 2
Guard cells help in
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a. Transpiration
b. Protection against grazing
c. Fighting against infection
d. Guttation
Question 3
The transpiration is regulated by the
movements of
a. Subsidiary cells of the leaves
b. Guard cells of the stomata
c. Mesophyll tissue cells
d. Epidermal cells of the leaves
Question 4
Steroid hormones easily pass through the
plasma membrane by simple diffusion
because they
a. Enter through pores
b. Contain carbon and hydrogen
c. Are water soluble
d. Are lipid soluble
Question 5
Living cells placed in isotonic solution
(0.9% saline) retain their size and shape.
This is based on the concept of
a. Facilitated diffusion
b. Diffusion
c. Osmosis
d. Transpiration
Question 6
When a plant is girdled (ringed)
a. the root and shoot die at the same
time
b. the shoot dies first
c. the root dies first
d. neither root nor shoot will die
Question 7
Transport of food material in higher
plants takes place through
a. Tracheids
b. Transfusion tissue
c. Companion cells
d. Sieve elements
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b) b, c and d only
c) a and e only
d) b, d and e only
Question 12
Water is lost in a liquid state in some
plants through hydathodes. These
hydathodes
a) do not show any specificity in
opening and closing
b) remain closed during day
c) remain closed at night
d) remain always open
Question 13
Passive absorption of water by the root
system is the result of
a) Tension on the cell sap due to
transpiration
b) Increased respiratory activity in
root cells
c) Forces created in the cells of the
root
d) Osmotic force in the shoot system
Question 14
In which of the following plants, there will
be no transpiration?
a) Plants growing in hilly regions
b) Aquatic, submerged plants
c) Plants living in deserts
d) Aquatic plants with floating leaves
Question 15
Assertion (A): K+ ion accumulation found
in Nitella depends on its respiratory
activity.
Reason (R): Absorption of all ions in
plants completely depends on the usage
of metabolic energy.
The correct answer is
a) A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b) A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
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