XIIth NEET 2023-24

Biology- Test No. : 30

•Respiratin in Plants•
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SECTION : 'A' 5. Release of energy by breaking down of C-C
1. Identify the organisms that prepare their own bond of various organic molecules by
food [Old Page. 226] oxidation process for cellular use is known as
1) Plants, cyanobacteria [Old Page. 227]
2) Blue - green algae, cyanobacteria 1) Photophosphorylation
3) Blue - green algae, plants 2) Photorespiration
4) All are correct 3) Photosynthesis
Ans. (4) 4) Respiration
2. Select the correct answer Ans. (4)
I. In green plants not all cell, tissues and 6. Steps of respiration are controlled by
organs photosynthesise.
[Old Page. 227]
II. In plants, only cells containing chloroplasts,
1) Substrate 2) Proteins
that are most often located in the superficial
layers, carry out photosynthesis. 3) Enzymes 4) ATP
[Old Page. 226,227] Ans. (3)
1) I is correct 2) II is correct 7. What are the several reasons why plants can
3) Both are correct 4) Partly I is correct get along without respiratory organs?
Ans. (3) [Old Page. 226-227]
3. The mechanism of breakdown of food and the 1) They do not present great demands for gas
trapping of energy for ATP synthesis is called exchange
[Old Page. 227] 2) Each plant part takes care of its own gas-
1) Kreb’s cycle 2) Cellular respiration exchange needs.
3) Photosynthesis 4) Metabolism 3) The distance that gases must diffuse even in
Ans. (2) large, bulky plants in not great
4. _____ : Chloroplast ; _____ : Glycolysis _____: 4) All are correct
Aerobic respiration. Ans. (4)
[Old Page. 227-228] 8. Which of the following is an anaerobe?
1) Photosynthesis, cytoplasm, mitochondria [Old Page. 230]
2) Mitochondria, cytoplasm, mitochondria 1) Anaebena 2) Yeast
3) Mitochondria, chloroplast, cytoplasm
3) Fucus 4) Mushroom
4) Mitochondria, cytoplasm, chloroplast
Ans. (2)
Ans. (1)
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9. The most common respiratory substrate is 15. Partial oxidation of glucose into pyruvic acid
[Old Page. 227] is known as
1) Glucose 2) Sucrose [Old Page. 228]
3) Maltose 4) Glycogen 1) Glycolysis 2) Kreb’s cycle

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Ans. (1)
3) ETS 4) All of these
10. Which of the following is a method of
Ans. (1)
respiration?
[Old Page. 227-228(Basic Concept)] 16. Number of controlled steps required in
1) Aerobic respiration glycolysis are :
2) Obligate anaerobic respiration [Old Page. 228-229]
3) Facultative anaerobic respiration 1) 1 2) 2
4) All are correct 3) 10 4) 9
Ans. (4) Ans. (3)
11. Respiration is
17. How many oxidation reaction occur in
[Old Page. 227-(Basic Concept)] glycolysis? [Old Page. 229]
1) Anabolic and exergonic
1) 4 2) 2
2) Catabolic and endergonic
3) 8 4) 6
3) Anabolic and endergonic
4) Catabolic and exergonic Ans. (2)
Ans. (4) 18. Anaerobic respiration occurs without
12. Match the columns. [Old Page. 230]

Column-I Column-II 1) Air 2) O2

A Breakdown of food P 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy 3) CO2 4) Both (2) & (3)
materials within Ans. (3)
the cell 19. Fermentation cannot produce
B Oxidation of Q Cellular respiration
[Old Page. 230]
carbohydrates
1) Citric acid 2) Ethanol
C Proteins, fats and R To release energy
even organic acids 3) Lactic acid 4) CO2
D Complete S Used as respiratory Ans. (1)
combustion of substances in some 20. Example of fermentation
glucose produces plants [Old Page. 230]
[Old Page. 227-228] 1) Lactic acid fermentation in lactic acid
1) A-R, B-P, C-Q, D-S 2) A-P, B-R, C-Q, D-S bacteria
3) A-Q, B-R, C-S, D-P 4) A-S, B-Q, C-R, D-P
2) Alcoholic fermentation in yeast
Ans. (3)
3) Lactic acid fermentation in muscle cells
13. Substrate for glycolysis is
[Old Page. 228] 4) All of them
1) Glucose 2) Starch Ans. (4)
3) Sucrose 4) All of these 21. Incomplete breakdown of sugar in anaerobic
Ans. (1) respiration forms
14. Glycolysis was discovered by [Old Page. 230]
[Old Page. 228] 1) Glucose and carbon dioxide
1) J. Embden, Otto Meyerhof, and Gustav Parnas
2) Alcohol and carbon dioxide
2) Embden
3) Lactic acid
3) Otto Embden, Gustav Meyerhof, and J. Parnas
4) More than one correct
4) Gustav Embden, Otto Meyerhof, and J. Parnas
Ans. (4)
Ans. (4)
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22. In the production of ethanol, pyruvic acid is 27. Match the columns.
first converted to acetaldehyde by the enzyme
Column-I Column-II
[Old Page. 230]
A End product of P 2 molecules
1) Alcohol dehydrogenase fermentation in yeast cells

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2) Alcohol decarboxylase B Net ATP produced in Q NADH + H+
3) Pyruvic acid dehydrogenase fermentation
C End product of R Ethanol and CO2
4) Pyruvic acid decarboxylase
fermentation in muscle
Ans. (4) cells during exercise
23. In hurdle race, which of the following is D Reducing agent in S Lactic acid and
accumulated in the leg muscle? respiration process energy
[Old Page. 230] [Old Page. 229, 230, 231]
1) CO2 1) A-P, B-Q, C-R, D-S 2) A-P, B-R, C-S, D-Q
2) Ethanol 3) A-R, B-P, C-S, D-Q 4) A-Q, B-R, C-S, D-P
3) Lactic acid Ans. (3)
4) Acetaldehyde 28. Aerobic respiration uses
Ans. (3) [Old Page. 231]
24. How much percentage of energy is relased in 1) CO2
fermentation? [Old Page. 230] 2) O3
1) < 1% 2) < 7% 3) O2
3) > 7% 4) > 20% 4) More than one correct
Ans. (2) Ans. (3)
25. The number of net ATP produced when a 29. The enzyme required for the first reaction of
molecule of glucose undergoes fermentation TCA cycle is
is [Old Page. 230] [Old Page. 231-232]
1) 4 2) 36 1) Citrate synthetase
3) 2 4) 38 2) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Ans. (3) 3) Isocitrate dehydrogenase
4) Succinyl thiokinase
26. Match the columns.
Ans. (1)
Column-I Column-II 30. In Kreb’s cycle, first CO2 is liberated during
A Aerobic respiration P Muscle cells [Old Page. 232, (Basic Concept)]
during exercise
1) Decarboxylation of acetyl Co-A
B Alcoholic fermentation Q Glycolysis
2) Decarboxylation of oxalosuccinate
C Lactic acid fermentation R Yeast
3) Decarboxylation of -ketoglutarate
D Common pathway for S Kreb's cycle
4) Oxidation of pyruvic acid
aerobic and anaerobic
Ans. (2)
organisms
31. In Kreb’s cycle, GTP is synthesised
[Old Page. 229,230, 231]
[Old Page. 232]
1) A-P, B-Q, C-S, D-R
1) Conversion of succinyl-CoA to acetyl Co-A
2) A-Q, B-P, C-S, D-R 2) Conversion of succinyl-CoA to succinic acid
3) A-S, B-R, C-Q, D-P 3) Conversion o f succinyl-CoA to -
4) A-S, B-R, C-P, D-Q ketoglutarate
Ans. (4) 4) Conversion of succinic acid to succinyl-CoA
Ans. (2)

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32. Match the column I & II. SECTION : 'B'
[Old Page. 232] 36. Glycolysis takes place in the
[Old Page. 228]
Column-I Column-II
1) Cytoplasm of all living cells
A Pyruvic acid  Acetyl CO- P Formation of

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2) Cytoplasm of all eukaryotic cell
A GTP molecule
3) Mitochondria of all living cells
B Acetyl CO-A  Citric acid Q Citrate
4) Mitochondria of all eukaryotic cell
C Citric acid  Alpha R Decarboxylase
Ans. (1)
ketoglutaric acid
37. The enzyme which converts sucrose is _____
D Alpha ketoglutaric acid  S Pyruvate
and is broken down into _____ and ______.
Succinic acid dehydrogenase
[Old Page. 228]
1) A-S, B-Q, C-R, D-P 1) Maltase, fructose, glucose
2) A-R, B-P, C-Q, D-S 2) Invertase, glucose, fructose
3) A-R, B-Q, C-P, D-S 3) Invertase, glucose, glucose
4) A-P, B-Q, C-R, D-S 4) Hexokinase, fructose, glucose
Ans. (1) Ans. (2)
38. Which formula for cellular respiration is
33. The cytochrome
correct?
[Old Page. 232-233]
[Old Page. 231]
1) Are reduced as they pass electrons on next 1) 1 glucose + 6CO2 = 6CO2 + 6H2O + 38 ATP
molecule
2) 1 glucose + 1O2 = 1CO2 + 1H2O + 38 ATP
2) Located in the matrix 3) 1 glucose + 6CO2 = 6CO2 + 6H2O + 38 ATP
3) Has ATP synthase to make ATP 4) 1 glucose + 6CO2 + 6H2O + 38 ATP
4) Are oxidised as they pass electrons on the Ans. (3)
next molecule 39. Which of the following passes protons to outer
Ans. (1) mitochondrial chamber?
34. In which part of mitochondria does ATP [Old Page. 233]
synthesis occur? [Old Page. 234] 1) FeS 2) FMN
1) F1 3) CoQ 4) More than one correct
2) F0 Ans. (4)
40. O2 acts as
3) Cristae
[Old Page. 233, 234]
4) Inner membrane of mitochondria
1) Terminal hydrogen acceptor
Ans. (1)
2) Terminal electron acceptor
35. In Kreb’s cycle, which of the following 3) More than one correct
reactions are involved in the production of 4) None of them
NADH2
Ans. (3)
1. Oxidation of succinate 41. Assertion : In electron transport system, the
2. Oxidation of alpha-ketoglutaric acid electrons are passed on to oxygen, resulting in
3. Oxidation of isocitrate the formation of H2O.
4. Oxidation of malate Reason : Oxygen is the ultimate acceptor of
electrons. [Old Page. 234]
5. Oxidation of pyruvic acid to acetyl Co-A
1) Both assertion and reason are true and reason
6. Conversion of succinyl coenzyme-A to
is correct explanation of assertion.
succinic acid
2) Both assertion and reason are true but reason
[Old Page. 232, 233, 234] is not the correct explanation of assertion.
1) 1, 2, 6 2) 3, 2, 4 3) Assertion is true but reason is false.
3) 1, 4, 3, 2, 6 4) 1, 2, 4 4) Both assertion and reason are false.
Ans. (2) Ans. (1)
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42. Here A and B represents - 46. Following diagram represents.

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1) Fe-S Complex 2) FAD
3) More than one correct4) Cytochrome a1
Ans. (1)
43. Match the column.
Column-I Column-II
A Respiration P Compounds that are [Old Page. 230]
oxidized during respiration 1) Pathways of aerobic cycle
B Respiratory Q Used as precursors for 2) Kreb’s cycle
substrates biosynthesis of other
molecules in cell 3) CSK pathway
C ATP R Breaking of C-C bonds of 4) Pathways of anaerobic respiration
complex compounds Ans. (4)
D Carbon skeleton S Energy currency of the cell
47. In the given diagram, lebel A represents -
produced during
respiration
[Old Page. 227]
1) A-P, B-R, C-Q, D-S 2) A-R, B-P, C-S, D-Q
3) A-Q, B-S, C-R, D-P 4) A-P, B-Q, C-R, D-S
Ans. (2)
44. Identify the incorrect match [Old Page. 229]
Compounds on oxidation gives
1) ATP  ADP
[Old Page. 233, 234]
1) Ketoglutaric acid - Succinyl Co-A 2) ADP  ATP
2) Isocitric acid - Oxaloaceti acid 3) NADH + H+  NAD+s
3) Pyruvic acid - Acetyl Co-A
4) NAD+  NADH + H+
4) Malic acid - Fumaric acid
Ans. (4) Ans. (4)
45. Correct sequence of electrong acceptor of ATP 48. In which of the following reactions of
synthesis when NADH + is the reducing glycolysis, oxidation takes place?
equivalent is [Old Page. 233] [Old Page. 229]
1) Cytochrome c oxidase, complex II, NADH 1) Glucose-6-PO4 to fructose-6-PO4
dehydrogenase
2) Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate to 1, 3-
2) NADH dehydrogenase, cytochrome bc 1
bisphosphoglycerate
complex, cytochrome c oxidase
3) 1, 3-diphosphoglycerate to
3) NADH dehydrogenase, cytochrome bc 1
complex Succinate dehydrogenase 3-phosphoglycerate
4) 2-phosphoglycerate to
4) Cytochrome bc 1, complex II, NADH
phosphoglycerate
dehydrogenase
Ans. (2)
Ans. (2)
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49. Match the columns.

Column-I Column-II
A Glucose  Glucose-6- P Phosphorylation

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phosphate by PFK
B Fructose-6-phosphate  Q Hexokinase
Fructose, 1,6-
bisphosphate
C Glyceraldehyde-3- R Formation of
phosphate  1,3 ATP
bisphospho glyceric
acid
D BPGA  3- S Formation of
Phosphoglyceric acid NADH + H+

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1) A-P, B-R, C-Q, D-S 2) A-S, B-Q, C-R, D-P
3) A-P, B-Q, C-R, D-S 4) A-Q, B-P, C-S, D-R
Ans. (4)
50. In the electron transport system present in the
inner mitochondrial membrane, complexes II
and III are respectively
[Old Page. 233,234]
1) NADH dehydrogenase and FADH2
2) FADH2 and NADH dehydrogenase
3) Succinate dehydrogenase and cytochrome bc 1
4) NADH dehydrogenase and ATP synthase
Ans. (3)

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