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CHAPTER – 13
13.1 What do we know? D) Joseph Priestly (1774)
6. Who showed that sunlight is essential
1. Chlorophyll is the- to the plant?
A) Red pigment of leaf of all plants A) T. Engelmann B) Joseph Priestly
B) Blue pigment of leaf of all plants C) Jan Ingenhousz
C) Green pigment of root of all plants D) Cornelius van trial
D) None of these 7. ________ showed that it is only the
2. In an experiment where a part of leaf is green part of the plants that could
enclosed in test tube containing KOH release oxygen.
Soaked Cotton & exposed to light will- A) Jan Ingenhousz
A) Test positive for starch B) T. Engelmann
B) Test negative for starch due to C) Joseph priestly
inability to absorb light inside test D) None of these
tube 8. Match the following
C) Test negative for starch due to (A) First action (1) Cornelius
inability to absorb CO2 spectrum van nel
D) Test negative for starch due to (B) Chlorophyll (2) T.W
Engelmann
absence of water
(C) O2 evolve (3) Algae
3.2 Early Experiments from H2O
(D) Cladophora (4) Julius von
sachs
3. Match the experiment objective with the
(5) Bacteria
scientist who performed it- A) A-1, B-4, C-1, D-3,5
(i) Priestley I Production of B) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
glucose in
C) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-5
hotosynthesis
D) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
(ii) Julius von II Role of
sachs sunlight in 9. ________ were used to detect the sites
photosynthesis of O2 evolution.
(iii) Jan III Role of air in A) Bacteria B) Daze
ingenhousez photosynthesis C) Fungi D) Virus
(i) (ii) (iii) 10. Cornelius van Neil studied on ____ to
A) I III II demonstrate that photosynthesis is
B) II I III essentially a light dependent reaction.
C) II III I A) Cladophora
D) III I II B) Purple and green bacteria
4. Who performed a series of experiments C) Red algae
that revealed the essential role of air on D) Both A and B
the growth of green plants and when? 11. ________ from a suitable oxidisable
A) Cornelius van Niel (1787) compound reduces CO2 to
B) Joseph Priestly (1770) Carbohydrates.
C) T. Engelmann (1756) A) Oxygen B) Hydrogen
D) Both A and B C) Carbon D) Both A and B
5. Who discovered oxygen and when? 12. Cladophora is-
A) Joseph Priestly (1770) A) Purple and green bacteria
B) T. Engelmann (1770) B) Green bacteria
C) Jan Ingenhousz (1787) C) Red algae
D) Green algae
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13. (A) – O2 evolved by the green plant
comes from H2O, not from carbon
dioxide.
(B) – This was proved by using Radio
isotopic techniques.
A) Statement A is wrong and
Statement B is right
B) Both Statement A and B are wrong
C) Statement B is wrong and
Statement B is correct
D) Both Statement A and B are
correct
C) Membrane system is responsible for
trapping the light energy
D) More than one of the above
18. Dark reaction-
A) is not light-dependent
B) occurs in darkness
C) is photochemical reaction
D) is indirectly light-dependent
19.

13.3 Where does photosynthesis

take place?

14. Where does photosynthesis take place?

A) Green part of leaves Identify correct labelling.
B) Green part of stem (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
C) Brown part of stem A) Starch Lipid Stroma Grana
D) Both A and B granule droplet lamella
15. Assertion – Chloroplasts usually align B) Starch Lipid Grana Stroma
themselves along the walls of mesophyll granule droplet lamella
C) Lipid Starch Grana Stroma
cells.
droplet granule lamellae
Reason – They get optimum quantity of D) Lipid Starch Stroma Grana
incident light by aligning along well. droplet granule lamella
Choose the correct option. 20. Sugar is synthesized-
A) Assertion and Reason are correct A) Non-enzymatically in grana
and Reason is correct explanation B) Non-enzymatically in stroma
for Assertion C) Enzymatically in grana
B) Assertion and Reason are correct D) Enzymatically in stroma
but is not the explanation of 21. Which of the following is correct?
Assertion A) Light reaction depends on dark
C) Assertion and Reason are both reaction
incorrect B) Dark reaction depends on light
D) Assertion is correct but Reason is reaction
incorrect C) Both of the above
16. Chloroplast is- D) None of the above
A) Single membrane organelle 22. If a plant is kept in dark for a long
B) Double membrane organelle time-
C) Triple membrane organelle A) Starch will be synthesized in
D) Not an organelle chloroplast
17. Choose the incorrect statement from B) ATP will be synthesized in
the following? chloroplast but no starch
A) There is no clear division of labour C) NADPH will be synthesized in
within chloroplast chloroplast but no starch
B) Chloroplast has membranous D) None of these
system which includes stroma as
well
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23. Choose the incorrect option- During 28.

daytime-
A) ATP will be synthesized in
chloroplast by light reaction
B) NADPH will be synthesized in
chloroplast by light reaction
C) Starch will not be synthesized by
dark reaction
D) None of these

13.4 How many types of pigments Identity correct lessees

are involved in photosynthesis? i ii iii

24. The colour of leaf is due to- A) Chl a Chl b Carotenoid

A) Chlorophyll only B) Carotenoids Chl a Chl b
B) Chlorophyll, carotenoids only C) Chl b Chl a Carotenoids
C) Chlorophyll, carotenoids, D) Chl a Carotenoids Chl b
xanthophyll 29. Maximum absorption by chlorophyll a
D) None of these occors in-
25. Leaf pigments are separated by- A) blue & green region
A) Crystallization B) ned & green region
B) Gel electrophorese C) blue & red region
C) Blotting D) yellow & red region
D) Paper chromatography 30. Assertion – Chlorophyll ‘a’ is the chief
26. Match the pigment with its colour – pigment associated with photosynthesis
I II Reason – Chlorophyll maximum
(i) Chlorophyll a (A) Blue green absorption coincides with maximum
(ii) Chlorophyll (B) Yellow photosynthesis.
b Choose correct option –
(iii) Carotenoids (C) Yellow-green A) Assertion & Reason are correct &
(iv) Xanthophyll (D) Yellow- Reason is correct explanation of
orange Assertion
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) B) Assertion & Reason are correct but
A) A C B D Reason is not correct explanation of
B) A C D B Assertion
C) A D B C C) Assertion is correct & Reason is
D) A D C B incorrect.
27. Which is the most abundant plant D) Assertion & Reason are incorrect.
pigment in the world? 31. Accessory pigments include
A) Chlorophyll a A) Chlorophyll a
B) Chlorophyll b B) Chlorophyll b
C) Carotenoids C) both of these
D) xanthophylls D) None of these
32. Accessory pigments
A) Pass on the energy to chl ‘a’
B) pass on the energy to primary
acceptor
C) Use energy for photolysis of water
D) more than one option
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33. Advantages of accessory pigments D) A few chlorophyll 'a' and a few

include – accessory pigments.
A) they help by photolyzing the water 40. Choose the incorrect statements-
B) they protect chl ‘a’ from photo- A) Antennae is a light harvesting
oxidation system
C) they enable narrower range of B) Contains accessory pigments
wavelength of incoming light to be used C) Does not include reaction centre
for photosynthesis D) None of these
D) both a & b
13.6 The Electron Transport
13.5 What is light Reaction?
41. When the light energy is absorbed by
34. Light Reaction is also Known as- PS-II, it is-
A) photochemical phase A) Converted to mechanical energy
B) biosynthetic phase B) Used to excite electrons
C) both of these C) Used to change configuration of
D) None of these RUBisCO
35. Choose correct order of events in light D) Both a & c
reaction- 42. The movement of excited electrons is-
i) ATP & NADPH formation A) uphill in terms of reduction
ii) Water Splitting potential scale
iii) Oxygen release B) downhill in terms of reduction
iv) Light absorption potential scale
A) iii iv ii i C) uphill in terms of oxidation-
B) iv ii I iii reduction potential scale
C) iv ii iii iv D) both A and C
D) ii iii iv i 43. The electrons excited form PS II-
36. LHC stands for- A) get used up by the first electron
A) Late Harvesting Complex acceptor.
B) Light Harvesting Complex B) get used up in the middle of its ETS
C) Light Hanging Complex pathway to PS I
D) Late Hanging Complex C) get passed on to pigments of PS I
37. The naming of PS I & PS II was based D) get partially used up in ETS and the
on- rest is passed to PS I.
A) their discovery order 44. The electrons passed on by PS I to
B) their functioning sequence electron acceptor are-
C) the scientist who named it A) the ones that were transferred to PS
D) the components of the photosystem. I from PS II
38. Which of the following is correct? B) electrons from the water splatted.
A) PS I is called P800 C) electrons excited when PS I absorbs
B) PS II is called P680 light.
C) Both a & b D) All of these
D) None of these 45. Electrons from PS-I move downhill to a
39. Reaction Centre is formed by- molecule of energy-rich-
A) Only one chlorophyll 'a' molecule A) NADP+ B) NAD+
B) A few chlorophyll 'a' molecule C) FAD + D) GTP
C) One chlorophyll 'a' and a few
accessory
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46. The Z scheme is named so because- 50. The O2 is released in-

A) it was discovered by a scientist with A) Lumen of thylakoid
‘Z’ as initial letter of name B) Outer side of thylakoid
B) the carriers of ETS present in C) Stroma.
thylakoid membrane are in ‘Z’ shape. D) Cytoplasm
C) it forms ‘Z’ shape when the carriers 51. Protons are released-
of ETS are arranged in sequence on A) Lumen of thylakoid
redox potential scale. B) Outer side of thylakoid
D) both A & C C) Stroma.
47. D) Cytoplasm

13.6.2 Cyclic & Non-Cyclic Photo-

phosphorylation

52. The process of ATP synthesis in cells

is/are-
A) Photo-phosphorylation
B) Oxidative phosphorylation.
C) Phosphosynthesis
D) Both A & B
53. The order of working of the two
photosystems is-
A) PS I → PS II B) PS II → PSI
C) Any of these depending upon
Identify the correct site for location
I- water splitting, II-NADP+ reduction, D) none of these
III-ATP synthesis 54. Non-cyclic photo-phosphorylation
I II III involves-
A) I II III A) PS I B) PS II
B) II I III C) Both PS I & PS II
C) III II I D) None of the these, only enzymes in
D) III I II stroma
55. End product of Z-scheme is-
13.6.1 Splitting of Water
A) ATP B) Glucose
48. Splitting of water is important- C) NADH + H+ D) Both A & C
A) for the O2 formation 56. Cyclic photophosphorylation involves-
B) for the electrons released A) PS I only B) PS II only
C) for the hydroxide ions released C) Both PS I & PS II
D) for the H2 released D) None of these
49. Water splitting is associated with- 57. Cyclic phosphorylation ends in
A) PS I located on inner side of formation of-
thylakoid membrane A) ATP only B) Glucose only
B) PS II located on inner side of C) NADPH + H+ only
thylakoid membrane D) Both A & C
C) PS I located on Outer stroma
lamellae
D) PS II located on outer stroma
lamellae membrane
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58. A possible location of cyclic 62. The proton gradient may be formed in
photophosphorylation under full light is photosynthesis due to-
condition. A) Splitting of water
A) Stroma B) Stroma lamellae B) Reduction of NAD+
C) Cristate C) Both A and B
D) Outer membrane of chloroplast. D) None of these
59. Assertion – Cyclic 63. Assertion – Protons move through
photophosphorylation occurs in stroma photosystems, protons are transported
Reason – Stroma membrane lacks PS II across membrane.
and NADP reductase. Reason – Primary acceptor of electrons
Choose correct answer- is an H carrier
A) Both Assertion & Reason are correct A) Both Assertion & Reason are correct
and Reason is correct explanation for A and Reason is explanation of Assertion
B) Both Assertion & Reason are correct B) Both Assertion & Reason are correct
but Reason is not correct explanation and Reason is not the explanation for
for Assertion Assertion
C) Assertion is correct but Reason is C) Assertion is correct but Reason is
wrong not correct
D) Both Assertion & Reason are wrong D) Assertion & Reason both are
incorrect
13.6.3 Chemiosmotic Hypothesis 64. Which of these is an H carrier?
A) PS II B) Ferredoxin
60. ATP Synthesis is linked to _i_ graduate C) Plastocyanin D) Plastoquinone
across a membrane in _ii_ 65. NADP reductase enzyme is located on
(i) (ii) ________ of thylakoid membrane.
A) Electron Photosynthesis A) Stroma side (outer side)
& respiration B) Lumen side (I,e. outer side)
B) Electron Photosynthesis C) Stroma Side (i.e. inner side)
only D) Lumen side (i.e. inner side)
C) Proton Photosynthesis 66. The proton gradient is also formed due
and respiration
to-
D) Proton Photosynthesis
A) reduction of NAD+
but not
respiration B) reduction of NADP+
C) reduction of both NAD+ & NADP+
61. Which of the following statements is D) reduction of FAD+
true? 67. Which of the following is true?
A) the protons accumulate towards A) ATP & NADPH + H+ both are formed
outer side of membrane in towards stroma.
photosynthesis B) ATP & NADPH + H+ both are formed
B) the protons accumulate to wards in lumen of thylakoid
inner side (lumen) of thylakoid in C) ATP is formed in lumen while
respiration. NADPH + H+ is formed towards stroma.
C) The protons accumulate towards D) NADPH + H+ formed in lumen while
outer side of membrane of respiration ATP is formed in stroma.
thylakoid
D) None of these
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68. 70. Statement A – The accumulation of

protons in stroma cause decrease in pH
of stroma.
Statement B – The accumulation of
proton in lumen cause formation of
potential gradient across thylakoid
membrane.
Select the correct option-
A) A is correct and B is incorrect
B) B is correct and A is incorrect
C) A & B are correct
D) A & B are incorrect
71. ATP formation occurs upon-
A) build up of potential gradient
Identify correct labels- B) break down of potential gradient
C) Both of these
(i) (ii) (iii)
A) PQ PC Cyt B6f D) None of these
72. The transmembrane channel in ATP
B) Cyt B6f PQ PC
C) PC Cyt B6f PQ synthase enzyme is formed by-
A) CF0
D) PQ Cyt B6f PC
69. B) CF1
C) CF2
D) Both A & B
73. The transmembrane channel allows –
across membrane for ATP synthesis
A) Osmosis of protons
B) Simple diffusion of proton
C) Facilitated diffusion of electron
D) Facilitated diffusion of proton

74.

Identify correct lased-

I II
A) High Low
electrochemical gradient
gradient
B) Low High The ATP synthese has two parts I & II
electrochemical gradient I II
gradient
A) CF0 CF1
C) High High
B) CF1 CF0
electrochemical gradient
gradient C) CF1 CF0
D) Low Low D) None of these
electrochemical gradient
gradient
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75. CF0 is – D) more than one option is correct

A) embedded in chloroplast membrane 82. Statement A – Biosynthetic reaction is
B) protruding on outer surface of independent of direct presence of light
chloroplast Statement B – Biosynthetic process
C) protruding on inner surface of continues for some time after the light
chloroplast membrane becomes unavailable and then stops.
D) None of these A) Both A & B are correct
76. CF1 is- B) A is correct and B is incorrect
A) embedded in chloroplast membrane C) A is incorrect and B is correct
B) protruding on outer surface of D) A & B are in correct
chloroplast membrane 83. Calvin discovered that first CO2 fixation
C) protruding on inner surface of product is-
chloroplast A) 3-carbon organic acid
D) None of these B) 4-carbon organic acid
77. Conformational change in ____ makes C) 5- carbon organic acid
ATP. D) 6-carbon organic acid
A) CF0 84. To discover the first CO2 fixation
B) CF1 product, Calvin worked on-using-
C) Both A) algae, radioactive C12
D) None B) fungi, radioactive C12
78. For creating proton gradient across C) algae, radioactive C14
thylakoid membrane ________ . D) fungi, radioactive C14
A) Energy is used 85. The first product of CO2 fixation was
B) No energy is used identified to be in the Calvin cycle.
C) Energy is released A) PGA B) RUBP
D) None of these C) Citric acid D) OAA
79. The end products of light reaction are- 86. In C4 pathway, first CO2 fixation
A) Stored till dark reaction takes place product is same options as
at right A) PGA B) RUBP
B) immediately used up in next round C) Citric acid D) OAA
of light reaction 87. OAA and PGA stands for-
C) transferred to the stroma from A) 3-phophoglyceric acid and oxalis
lumen to be used in biosynthetic ascetic acid respectively
reaction occurring in stroma B) 3-peptido glutaric acid and oxalis
D) None of these ascetic acid respectively
C) 3-phosphas glutamic acid and
13.7 Where are the ATP and oxalis ascetic acid respectively
NADPH used? D) None of these

80. The products of light reaction are- 13.7.1 The primary Acceptor of
A) ATP only CO2
B) ATP & NADPH
C) ATP, NADPH, O2 88. For a 3 carbon compound to be formed
D) NADPH Only after CO2 fixation, the acceptor
81. O2 is- molecule is of-
A) used up in dark reaction in stroma A) 2-carbon B) 3-carbon
B) used up in dark reaction in lumen C) 4-carbon D) 5-carbon
thylakoid
C) diffused out of chloroplast
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89. RUBP stands for- 93. The most crucial step of Calvin cycle is-
A) Ribulose Bisphosphate Carboxylase- A) Carbonation B) Carboxylation
oxygenase C) Reduction D) Regeneration
B) Ribose Bisphosphate Carboxylase- 94. Carboxylation is catalyzed by the
oxygenase enzyme-
C) Ribulose Bisphosphate A) RUBP B) PEP
D) Ribose Bisphosphate Carboxylase- C) NADPH D) None of these
oxygenase 95. RUBisCo has the activity of-
A) Carbonation B) Oxygenation
13.7.2 The Calvin cycle C) Oxidation D) None of these
96. Reduction involves Use of __________
90. The Calvin cycle starts with ______ ends molecules of ATP for fixed CO2
with reduction
A) RUBisCo, regeneration of RUBisCo A) 1 B) 2
B) RUBP, regeneration of RUBisCo C) 3 D) 4
C) RUBP, regeneration of RUBP 97. Reduction involves use of – molecules of
D) PGA, regeneration of PGA NADPH to reduce fixed CO2.
91. Calvin cycle- A) 1 B) 2
A) occurs in C3 plants only C) 3 D) 4
B) occurs in C4 plants only 98. For formation of 1 glucose molecule,
C) occurs in both C3 & C4 how may turns of Calvin cycle is
D) None of these needed?
92. A) 3 B) 1
C) 2 D) 6
99. Regeneration of __(i)__ takes place at
expense of __(ii)__ ATP & __(iii)__
NADPH.
(i) (ii) (iii)
A) RUBP 0 1
B) RUBP 1 0
C) RUBisCo 0 1
D) RUBisCo 1 0
100. Statement A – In CO2 fixation cycle,
the molecules of ATP used is more
than NADPH used.
Statement B – to meet the difference
in number of ATP & NADPH used in
dark reaction, cyclic phosphorylation
take place.
Choose the correct option-
A) A is correct but B is wrong
B) B is correct but A is wrong
The three steps in Calvin cycle are- C) A & B are correct and A explains B
i ii iii D) A & B are incorrect.
A) Carboxylation Oxidation Regeneration
101. For formation of 1 glucose, how many
B) Reduction Carboxylation Regeneration
molecules of ATP are required by C3
C) Carboxylation Reduction Regeneration cycle?
D) Carbonation Reduction Regeneration A) 12 B) 16
C) 18 D) 10
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102. For one glucose formation, how many D) 4-carbon molecule OAA
NAD molecules are needed by C3 111. Enzyme responsible for primary CO2
pathway? fixation in C4 plants is-
A) 10 B) 12 A) RUBisCO B) PEPCase
C) 16 D) 18 C) Oxaloacetase D) Phenolase
112. Which of the following is true?
13.8 The C4 Pathway A) C4 plants lack RUBisCO
B) Mesophyll cells of C4 plants lack
103. C4 plants are adaptation of plants to- RUBisCO
A) wet regions (heavy rainfall) C) Bundle sheath cells of C4 plants
B) polar regions lack RUBisCO
C) dry tropics D) C3 plants lack RUBisCO
D) moist rainforest 113. Primary CO2 fixation occurs in C4
104. (i) – C4 plants lack Calvin cycle plants in
(ii) – C4 plants lack photorespiration A) Bundle sheath cells
(iii) – C4 plants have more productivity B) Mesophyll cells
than C3 plants C) Any of the above
(iv) – C4 plants cannot tolerate higher D) None of these
temperature 114. CO2 fixation in C4 plants occurs in-
How many of the above statements A) Bundle sheath cells
are incorrect? B) Mesophyll cells
A) 0 B) 1 C) Both A and B
C) 2 D) 3 D) None of the above
105. First CO2 fixation product in C4 cycle 115. OAA forms other four carbon acids
is- which are transported. They are-
A) RUBP B) PEP A) Malic acid and oxalic acid
C) OAA D) Malate B) Malic acid and aspartic acid
106. Bundle sheath cells are present in C) Succinic acid and aspartic acid
____ around ____. D) Succinic acid and glutamic acid
A) C4 plants, vascular bundles 116. The figure shows
B) C3 plants, vascular bundles
C) Both of these
D) None of these
107. Leaves with bundle sheath cells are
said to show-
A) Krant anatomy B) Kranz anatomy
C) Kent anatomy D) Krez anatomy
108. Bundle sheath cells-
A) Allow gaseous exchange
B) Have intercellular spaces
C) Have large number of chloroplasts
D) All of these
109. Example of C4 plants is-
A) Rice B) Maize
C) Soyabean D) Both A and C
110. Primary CO2 acceptor in C4 plants is-
A) 3-carbon molecule RUBP A) Kreb cycle B) Calvin cycle
B) 3-carbon molecule PEP C) Hatch and Slack pathway
C) 4-carbon molecule PEP D) EMP pathway
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117. In C4 pathway, RUBisCO is- 121. Identify the A and B

A) absent
B) present in mesophyll cells
C) present in bundle sheath cell
D) none of these
118. PEPcase enzyme is-
A) absent in mesophyll cells
B) present in bundle sheath cells
C) both A and B
D) None of these
119. Calvin cycle takes place in __(i)__ in
all C3 plants in __(ii)__ in all C4 plants.
(i) (ii)
A) mesophyll cells mesophyll cells
B) bundle sheath mesophyll cells
cells
C) mesophyll cells bundle sheath
cells
D) bundle sheath bundle sheath
cells cells
120. Identify correct lebels-

(i) (ii)
A) mesophyll cells mesophyll cells
B) bundle sheath mesophyll cells
cells
C) mesophyll cells bundle sheath
cells
D) bundle sheath bundle sheath
cells cells
13.9 Photorespiration

122. Read the following statements-

Statement A – Ribulose Bisphosphate
is the most abundant enzyme in the
world.
Statement B – Photorespiration
doesn't occur in C4 plants.
Choose the correct option-
A) A is correct and B is incorrect
B) B is correct and A is incorrect
(i) (ii) (iii) C) A and B are correct
A) Firation Decarboxylation Regeneration D) A and B are incorrect
B) Transport Firation Regeneration 123. RUB is CO has ________ when CO2 &
C) Regeneration Transport Decarboxylation O2 is equal.
D) Regeneration Decarboxylation Fixation A) greater affinity for CO2 than O2
B) greater affinity for O2 than CO2
C) equal affinity for CO2 & O2
D) no affinity for O2
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124. In C3 plants-
A) Some O2 binds to RUBisCO and
CO2 fixation increases
B) no O2 binds to RUBisCO
C) Some O2 binds to RUBisCO and
CO2 fixation decrases
D) only O2 binds to RUBisCO
125. When O2 binds to RUBisCO, RUBP is
converted to ________ and ________.
A) Phosphoglycerate,
phosphoenolpyruvate
B) Phosphoglycerate,
phosphoglycerate
C) Phosphoenolpyruvate,
phosphoglycerate
D) Phosphoglycolate,
phosphoglycerate
126. In photorespiration-
A) Sugar and ATP are formed
B) Sugar is formed but not ATP
C) ATP is formed but not sugar
D) Sugar and ATP are not formed
127. Assertion – Photorespiration doesn't
occur in C4 plants.
Reason – CO2 concentration at
enzyme site is high in C4 plants.
Chose correct option-
A) Both Assertion and Reason are
correct and Reason is correct
explanation for Assertion
B) Assertion is correct and Reason is
wrong
C) Assertion is wrong and Reason is
correct
D) Both Assertion and Reason are
wrong
13.10 Factors Affecting
Photosynthesis
128. Photosynthesis is dependent on-
A) internal factors of plant
B) external factors of environment
C) both A and B
D) None of these
DPP
129. How many of the following are factors
affecting photosynthesis?
age of leaves, orientation of leaf,
internal CO2 concentration, amount of
chlorophyll, number of leaves
A) 4 B) 2
C) 3 D) 5
130. Blackman's which law comes into
effect when several factors affect any
biochemical process?
A) Law of Limited Components (1910)
B) Law of Limiting Factors (1910)
C) Law of Limited Components (1905)
D) Law of Limiting Factors (1905)
131. According to Blackmann's Law, the
rate of chemical process is determined
by the factor which
A) is nearest to its maximum value
B) is nearest to its minimum value
C) both A and B
D) none of these
13.10.1 Light
132. The relationship between incident
light and CO2 fixation rate at higher
light intensity is-
A) rate is constant with increasing
intensity
B) rate increases with increasing
intensity
C) rate decreases with increasing
intensity
D) none of these
133. At lower Light intensity, the rate of
CO2 fixation-
A) is constant with increasing light
intensity
B) increasing with increasing light
intensity
C) decreases with increasing light
intensity
D) none of these
134. Light saturation occurs at ________ of
full sunlight.
A) 5% B) 10%
C) 20% D) 40%
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135. Very big increase in light intensity 143. Assertion – Greenhouse crops like
causes- tomatoes and bell pepper are grown in
A) increase in photosynthesis CO2 enriched atmosphere for higher
B) decrease in photosynthesis yields.
C) no change in photosynthesis rate Reason – C4 plants respond to higher
D) none of these CO2 concentration by showing
increased rate of photosynthesis.
13.10.2 Carbon dioxide Choose the correct option.
concentration A) Both Assertion and Reason are
correct and Reason is correct
136. Which of the following is true? explanation for Assertion
A) CO2 is a major limiting factor for B) Both Assertion and Reason are
photosynthesis in nature correct but Reason is not the
B) Light is rarely a limiting factor for explanation for Assertion
photosynthesis in nature C) Assertion is correct but Reason is
C) Both of these wrong
D) None of these D) Assertion and Reason are wrong
137. The concentration of CO2 beyond
which the CO2 becomes damaging 13.10.3 Temperature
over longer periods is-
A) 0.03% B) 0.04% 144. Which of the reaction is more
C) 0.05% D) 0.08% sensitive to temperature?
138. The CO2 fixation rates increases upto A) Light Reaction
the CO2 concentration of- B) Dark Reaction
A) 300 ppm B) 400 ppm C) Both of then are equal
C) 500 ppm D) 800 ppm D) None of the above
139. At low light conditions, which of the 145. Which group of plants has a higher
groups respond positively to increase temperature optimum?
in CO2- A) C4 B) C3
A) C3 B) C4 C) Both D) None
C) Both D) None 146. Which of the following is true?
140. At high light conditions, which of the A) Tropical plants have higher
groups respond positively to increase temperature optimum than
in CO2. temperature plants
A) C3 B) C4 B) Temperature plants have higher
C) Both D) None temperature optimum than tropical
plants
141. C4 plants show saturation at CO2 C) Temperature and Tropical have
concentration of- equal temperature optimum
A) 240 𝜇𝑙𝐿−1 B) 360 𝜇𝑙𝐿−1 D) Polar regions plants have highest
C) 450 𝜇𝑙𝐿 −1
D) 540 𝜇𝑙𝐿−1 temperature optimum
142. C3 plants show saturation for CO2 147. Water stress causes
concentration at- A) reduced CO2 availability
A) 450 𝜇𝑇𝐿−1 B) 360 𝜇𝑙𝐿−1 B) leaf wilting
C) 540 𝜇𝑖𝐿 −1
D) 240 𝜇𝑙𝐿−1 C) reduced surface area of leaf
D) All of these
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148.

In the given graph, in which region

will plant not respond to increase in
CO2 concentration?
A) A B) B
C) C D) None
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ANSWER KEY
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Q 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Ans B C D B D C A D A B
Q 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans B D D D A B A D C D
Q 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans B D C C D B A D C A
Q 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans B A B A C B A B A D
Q 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Ans B B C C A C D B B A
Q 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans C D B C A A A B D C
Q 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
Ans D A C D A B D A B B
Q 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans B A D A D D B A D C
Q 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Ans C A A C A D D D C C
Q 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Ans C C B D B B B D B C
Q 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
Ans C B C C C A B C B B
Q 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
Ans B B B C B C C D C D
Q 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
Ans C B A C D D A C B D
Q 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
Ans B A B B B C C C D C
Q 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148
Ans B A C B A A D A
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