Biology

Unit – 2 (Metabolic Pathways – Part I)

Teacher In charge : Mr.N.M.M.Nizam. BSc, PGDE, SLTS1.

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1. Which of the following statements about photosynthesis is incorrect?
(1) Photosynthesis can be considered as an energy releasing process.
(2) Red and blue light are the most effective in photosynthesis
(3) Chlorophyll is not the only pigment participating in photosynthesis
(4) The oxygen released during photosynthesis originates form water
(5) Carbon dioxide fixation can take place during day time

2. Which of the following is incorrect regarding RuBP carboxylase enzyme?

(1) it is present in the chloroplast
(2) it uses carbon dioxide as a substrate
(3) it is absent in C4 plants
(4) It catalyses the production of PGA.
(5) It participates in photosynthesis

3. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the light reactions of photosynthesis?
(1) they take place in the thylakoid membrane of grana in the chloroplast
(2) the electrons lost by P680 in photo system I is replaced by electrons from photolysis of water
(3) photo system II provides energy in the form of ATP for dark reactions
(4) photo system I provides NADPH2 for the dark reactions
(5) electron acceptors and carriers involved in light reactions are located within thylakoid membrane

4. Which is the correct statement regarding photosynthesis?

(1) Oxygen is formed in photo system II of the light reaction.
(2) CO2 is fixed in grana of chloroplast.
(3) ATP is produced in photo system I of light reaction.
(4) NADPH and H+ are produced in photo system II of light reaction.
(5) Light reaction occurs in the stroma of chloroplast.

5. Photosynthesis is most efficient in

(1) green and blue light (2) red and blue light
(3) green and red light (4) violet and red light
(5) orange and blue light

6. Which one of the following substance provide elections for the reduction reaction in photosynthesis?
1) NADPH2 2) NADP 3) Chlorophyll 4) Cytochrome 5) Oxygen

7. What are the elements necessary for synthesis of chlorophyll?

(1) S, N, Fe (2) S, Mg, Fe (3) S, N, Mg (4) S, N, Mg, Fe (5) Mg, N, Fe

8. Which of the following is the first stable product formed in C4 photosynthetic pathway?
(1) Oxaloacetate (2) Phospho glyceric acid (3) Glucose
(4) starch (5) Ribulose bisphosphate

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 9. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the leaves of Zea mays?
(1) Mesophyll cells have well developed grana
(2) Liberation of O2 takes place mainly in bundle sheath cells
(3) Bundle sheath cells have well developed chloroplasts
(4) Bundle sheath cells produce pyruvate in the presence of light
(5) Mesophyll cells have low amounts of RuBP carboxylase

10. Which one of the following represents the first stable product of C-3 photosynthesis?
(1) Phospho glyceric acid (PGA) (2) Oxaloacetate (OAA) (3) Malic acid
(4) Phospho Enol Pyruvate (PEP) (5) Glycolate

11. Which of the following is an incorrect statement?

(1) In mesophyll cells of C4 plants, CO2 is fixed by PEP.
(2) C4 plants do not use RuBP for CO2 fixation
(3) Synthesis of starch in C4 plants takes place in bundle sheath cells
(4) RuBP carboxylase enzyme is found in the stroma of the chloroplast
(5) In photo-respiration, RuBP is oxidized by RuBP carboxylase

12. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

(1) In photo system II of photosynthesis , electrons from water molecules are transferred to NADH+
(2) Light energy absorbed by accessory pigments of photosynthesis should be transferred to chlorophyll-a
molecules, if it is to be used in photosynthesis.
(3) Chloroplast can synthesize ATP only in the presence of sun light
(4) Both red and blue light need not be present together for light reactions of photosynthesis to take place
(5) ATP is synthesized by the thylakoid membranes of chloroplast

13. Which one of the following terms best describes organisms, which fix atmospheric CO2 and obtain energy
from inorganic chemicals?
(1) chemo heterotrophs (2) chemotrophs (3) Chemo autotrophs
(4) photo autotrophs (5) photo heterotrophs
14. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding respiration?
(1) glycolysis produces more ATP under aerobic conditions than under anaerobic conditions
(2) growth rate of yeast cells under aerobic conditions is higher than that under anaerobic conditions
(3) glycolysis of muscle cells under aerobic conditions does not yield lactic acid
(4) the net ATP production during aerobic respiration of glucose is less than 32 molecules per molecule
of glucose in some cells
(5) carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, can act as respiratory substrates in aerobic respiration

15. Which of the following is an incorrect statement?

(1) CO2 may be produced without the use of O2 in the respiration of some organisms
(2) Mitochondria are not necessary for aerobic oxidation of glucose in some organisms
(3) ATP is the most important product of respiration
(4) Ethanol is the final product of glycolysis
(5) ATP is used to activate glucose before it is broken down in glycolysis

16. Oxygen taken up during aerobic respiration in living organisms is incorporated into
(1) CO2 (2) water (3) carbohydrates (4) pyruvic acid (5) ATP

17. The incorrect statement regarding ATP is.

(1) ATP is a nucleotide
(2) ATP is required to synthesize macro molecules.
(3) ATP is required to convert glucose to pyruvic acid during glycolysis
(4) ATP contains 3, high energy phosphate bonds.
(5) A greater amount of ATP is produced during aerobic respiration than in fermentation.

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18. Which of the following biological conversions taking place in the cell yield the highest amount of energy in
the form of ATP?
(1) glucose → pyruvic acid (2) glucose → lactic acid
(3) glucose → CO2+ H2O (4) glucose → ethyl alcohol
(5) CO2+ H2O → glucose

19. The source oxygen which acts as the terminal electron acceptor in the electron transport chain of aerobic
organisms is
(1) water (2) glucose (3) acetyl Co-A (4) molecular oxygen (5) pyruvic acid

20. Which one of the following is incorrect regarding mitochondria?

(1) They contain enzymes (2) They contain Ribosomes
(3) They contain DNA (4) They are found in all living organisms
(5) They are found in large numbers in striated muscle cells

21. Which one of the following molecules on oxidation will yield the greatest amount of energy for a cell?
(1) Ethyl alcohol (2) ATP (3) Glucose
(4) Sucrose (5) Pyruvic acid

22. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding glycolysis?

1) All glycolytic reactions are enzyme catalyzed
2) Glycolytic reactions are independent of molecular oxygen
3) Glycolytic take place in the cytoplasm
4) Glycolytic yields two molecules of Pyruvate from one molecule of glucose
5) ATP is produced through oxidative phosphorylation

23. Most of the CO2 liberated during respiration of glucose arise from the reactions of
(1) Kreb’s cycle (2) glycolysis
(3) alcohol fermentation (4) oxidative phosphorylation
(5) lactic acid fermentation

24. Which one of the following acts as the final electron acceptor in ethanol fermentation?
(1) Acetaldehyde (2) Pyruvate (3) Acetyl coenzyme - A
(4) Molecular oxygen (5) Glucose

25. Which of the following compounds is an intermediate in both respiration and photosynthesis?
(1) malate (2) phospho glycerate (3) acetyl Co-A
(4) lactate (5) citrate

26. Which of the following statements of comparison between cellular respiration and photorespiration is
incorrect?
(1) cellular respiration is a useful process while photorespiration is a wasteful process
(2) in both processes, carbohydrate is oxidized by O2
(3) both processes need mitochondria
(4) cellular respiration occurs in all plants but photorespiration occurs only in some plants
(5) PGA is an intermediate in both processes

27. Which of the following is incorrect regarding photorespiration?

1) It is an oxidative process taking place in plants during day time
2) CO2 is liberated in the process
3) ATP and NADH2 are produced in the process
4) Mitochondria, chloroplasts and peroxisomes are involved in the process
5) It does not usually take place in C4 plants

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28. Which of the following statements of comparison between photophosphorylation and oxidative
phosphorylation is incorrect?
(1) photophosphorylation takes place in chloroplasts while oxidative phosphorylation takes place in
mitochondria
(2) photophosphorylation may be accompanied by release of O2 while oxidative phosphorylation is
accompanied by utilization of O2
(3) photophosphorylation may be accompanied by reduction of co-enzymes while oxidative
phosphorylation is accompanied by oxidation of reduced co-enzymes
(4) both processes use ADP as an electron acceptor
(5) photophosphorylation can take place only in the presence of light while oxidative phosphorylation can
take place any time
29. Which one of the following statements of comparison between Calvin cycle and Kreb’s cycle is correct?

Calvin Cycle Krebs Cycle

(1) CO2 is absorbed CO2 is released
(2) PGA is an intermediate product PGA is not an intermediate product
(3) ATP is used ATP is produced
(4) Light is necessary Light is not necessary
(5) Takes place in the stroma of chloroplast Takes place in the stroma of mitochondria

 The response for questions 30 – 40 should be chosen as follows, one or more response could be
correct.
If only A, B and D are correct ……………………………………1
If only A, C and D are correct…………………………………….2
If only A and B are correct………………………………………..3
If only C and D are correct………………………………………..4
If any other response or combination of responses is correct…….5

Directions Summarized.
1 2 3 4 5
A,B,D A,C,D A,B C,D Any other response
Correct Correct correct correct or combination of
responses are correct

30. C4 type of photosynthesis is more efficient than C3 type because, in C4 plants

(A) carbon dioxide acceptor is more efficient
(B) Photorespiration does not occur.
(C) Calvin cycle does not occur.
(D) Photolysis of water and production of carbon dioxide occur in different cells.
(E) Carbon dioxide absorbed by the mesophyll cells is transported to cells of the bundle sheath.

31. Which of the following compounds is/are produced during light reactions of photosynthesis?
(A) Oxygen (B) NADPH2 (C) NADH2 (D) ATP (E) Starch

32. Which one of the following statements regarding RUBP carboxylase enzyme is/ are correct?
(A) it is essential for photosynthesis of plants
(B) PEP is a better CO2 acceptor than RUBP
(C) It is needed for both C3 photosynthesis and C4 photosynthesis
(D) Phospho glyceraldehyde is the product of its reaction

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 (E) It is found attached to thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts

33. When the intensity of light falling on a leaf is gradually increased, its rate of photosynthesis increases up
to a point, and then remains unchanged. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect regarding this
observation?
(A) at the beginning , the intensity of light was limiting the rate photosynthesis
(B) concentration of CO2 could have become the limiting factor during the second stage
(C) at higher light intensities, rate respiration may have balanced the rate of photosynthesis
(D) at higher light intensities, and increase in temperature could have prevented the increase in the rate
photosynthesis
(E) at higher light intensities, the rate of dark reaction may have become a limiting factor

34. In a plant cell, ATP synthesis can occur in the

(A) cytoplasm (B) cell membrane (C) chloroplast
(D) mitochondria (E) endoplasmic reticulum

35. Which of the following process/processes require /requires ATP?

(A) glycolysis is aerobic respiration
(B) Calvin cycle in photosynthesis
(C) Photolysis in photosynthesis
(D) Electron transport system in aerobic respiration
(E) Krebs cycle in aerobic respiration

36. Which of the following is/are correct regarding photosynthesis?

(A) The light reactions of photosynthesis provides ATP and NADPH2 for the Calvin cycle
(B) The correct sequence of flow of electrons during photosynthesis is H2O → P 680 → electron acceptors
→ P700 → electron acceptors → NADP
(C) CO2 fixation during photosynthesis takes place in the thylakoid membrane
(D) In C4 photosynthesis , CO2 is fixed twice
(E) The red and green areas of the spectrum are the most effective in photosynthesis

37. Which of the following is/are the end product / products of oxidative phosphorylation?
(A) Oxygen (B) ATP (C) NAD+ (D) H2O (E) CO2

38. Which of the following organelle/ organelles is/are involved in photorespiration in plants
(A) Chloroplasts (B) Mitochondria (C) Lysosomes (D) Peroxisomes
(E) Golgi apparatus

39. Which one of the following microorganisms use/uses organic chemical compounds as sources both energy
and carbon for growth?
(A) Nitrobacter (B) Anabaena (C) Aspergillus
(D) Pseudomonas (E) Nitrosomonas
40. Which one or more of the following organelle produce ATP?
A) Ribosome B) Endoplasmic reticulum C) Mitochondria
D) Chloroplast E) Nucleus

Teacher incharge: Mr. N.M.M.Nizam

ZCG