REVISION WORKSHEET

PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN HIGHER PLANTS

1. Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is the primary CO 2 acceptor in

(a) C 4 plants (b) C 2 plants (c) C 3 and C 4 plants (d) C 3 plants.

2. A plant in your garden avoids photorespiratory losses, has improved water use efficiency, shows high rates of
photosynthesis at high temperatures and has improved efficiency of nitrogen utilisation. In which of the following
physiological groups would you assign this plant?
(a) CAM (b) Nitrogen fixer (c) C 3 (d) C 4

3. In photosynthesis, the light independent reactions take place at

(a) photosystem II (b) stromal matrix (c) thylakoid lumen (d) photosystem I.

4. A process that makes important difference between C 3 and C 4 plants is

(a) transpiration (b) glycolysis (c) photosynthesis (d) photo respiration.

5. Read the following four statements, (i), (ii),(iii) and (iv) and select the right option having both correct statements.
Statements :
(i) Z scheme of light reaction takes place in presence of PSI only.
(ii) Only PSI is functional in cyclic photophosphorylation.
(iii) Cyclic photophosphorylation results into synthesis of ATP and NADPH 2 .
(iv) Stroma lamellae lack PSII as well as NADP.

(a) (ii) and (iv) (b) (i) and (ii) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv).

6. C 4 plants are more efficient in photosynthesis than C 3 plants due to

(a) higher leaf area
(b) presence of larger number of chloroplasts in the leaf cells.
(c) presence of thin cuticle
(d) lower rate of photorespiration.

7. Stroma in the chloroplasts of higher plant contains

(a) light dependent reaction enzymes.
(b) ribosomes
(c) chlorophyll
(d) light independent reaction enzymes.

8. Which pair is wrong?

(a) C 3 - maize
(b) C 4 - kranz anatomy
(c) Calvin cycle- PGA
(d) Hatch and Slack cycle- OAA

9. For assimilation of one CO 2 molecule, the energy required in form of ATP and NADPH 2 are
(a) 2 ATP and 2 NADPH 2
(b) 5 ATP and 3 NADPH 2
(c) 3 ATP and 2NADPH 2
(d) 18 ATP and 12 NADPH 2 .

10. The law of limiting factors’ was proposed by

(a) Leibig (b) Hatch and Slack (c) Blackman (d) Arnon.

11. During light reaction of photosynthesis, which of the following phenomenon is observed during cyclic phosphorylation
as well as noncyclic phosphorylation?
(a) Release of O 2
(b) Formation of ATP
 (c) Formation of NADPH
(d) Involvement of PS I and PS II pigment systems.

12. _________ in 1770 performed a series of experiments that revealed the essential role of air in growth of green plants.
(a) Jan Ingenhousz (b) Joseph Priestley (c) Von Sachs (d) Cornelius Van Niel

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14. Identify A to D in the given figure.

(a) A–e– acceptor, B–Light, C–Chlorophyll P700, D–Electron transport system

(b) A–Light, B–Electron transport system, C–e– acceptor, D–Chlorophyll P700
(c) A–Electron transport system, B–e– acceptor, C–Chlorophyll P700, D–Light
(d) A–Chlorophyll P700, B–Electron transport system, C–Light, D–e– acceptor

15. The enzymes of dark reaction in C4 plants are found in

(a) Bundle sheath chloroplast
(b) Mesophyll chloroplast
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

16. Which one is a C4 plant?

(a) Papaya (b) Pea (c) Potato (d) Maize.

17. In C4 plants, Calvin cycle occurs in

(a) Stroma of bundle sheath chloroplast
(b) Mesophyll chloroplast
(c) Grana of bundle sheath chloroplast.
(d) Does not occur as CO2 is fixed mainly by PEP and no CO2 is left for the Calvin cycle.

18. C4 plants are adapted to

(a) Hot and dry climate (b) Temperate climate (c) Cold and dry climate (d) Hot and humid climate.

19. Bundle sheath cells have these following characters except

(a) Large in size
(b) Large number of chloroplast
 (c) Thick wall impervious to gaseous exchange
(d) With intercellular spaces.

20. Bundle sheath cells are rich in

(a) RuBisCO (b) PEP case (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

ASSERTION AND REASONING

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23. Assertion : Cyclic photophosphorylation synthesizes ATP.

Reason : ATP synthesise in cyclic photophosphorylation is not associated with NADPH formation.

24. Assertion: The proton gradient is broken down due to the movement of protons across the membrane to
stroma through the transmembrane channel of the F 0 of the ATPase.
Reason: It is the breakdown of proton gradient that leads to release of energy.

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Assertion: Photorespiration does not occur in C4 plants.
Reason : C4 plants have a mechanism that increases the concentration of CO2 at the enzyme site.

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