Photorespiration Questions

The family in which many plants are C4 type
(a) Malvaceae
(b) Solanaceae
(c) Crucifereae
(d) Graminae

Ans. (d)

The first reaction in photorespiration is
(a) Carboxylation
(b) Decarboxylation
(c) Oxygenation
(d) Phosphorylation

Ans. (c)

Which of the following cycles shows oxaloacetic acid as the first stable product
(a) Calvin cycle
(b) Hatch and Slack cycle
(c) C2 cycle

Ans. (b)

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C4 plants are also known as
(a) Hatch and Slack type
(b) Calvin type
(c) Calvin and Bassham type
(d) Emerson type

Ans. (a)

Which of the chloroplast does not contain grana?
(a) Pea leaf
(b) Hydrophytic stem
(c) Bundle sheath of sugarcane leaf
(d) Mesophyll of grasses

Ans. (c)

In photorespiration, glycolate is converted to CO2 and serine in
(a) Chloroplasts
(b) Peroxisomes
(c) Vacuoles
(d) Mitochondria

Ans. (d)

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Which of the following is not a C4 plant?
(a) Sugarcane
(b) Maize
(c) Sorghum
(d) Wheat

Ans. (d)

Peroxisomes are found in
(a) Bundle sheath
(b) Endosperm
(c) Mesophyll cells
(d) Vascular bundle

Ans. (c)

C4 photosynthesis does not occur in
(a) Zea mays
(b) Saccharum munja
(c) Saccharum officinarum
(d) Euphorbia splendens

Ans. (d)

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Which of the following enzymes is responsible for the conversion of oxaloacetic acid into malic acid
(a) PEP oxidase
(b) PEP reductase
(c) PEP dismutase
(d) Malate dehydrogenase

Ans. (d)

Photorespiration takes place is
(a) Chloroplast, mitochondria
(b) Mitochondria, peroxisome
(c) Chloroplasts, peroxisome, mitochondria
(d) Chloroplasts, cytoplasm, mitochondria

Ans. (c)

Which of the following is a CAM plant?
(a) Maize
(b) Sugarcane
(c) Agave
(d) Mango

Ans. (c)

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In succulent xerophytes, there is an accumulation of malic acid at night; this path of CO2 metabolism is called:
(a) Beta carboxylation
(b) Hatch and Slack cycle
(c) Crassulacean acid metabolism
(d) Calvin cycle

Ans. (c)

CAM photosynthesis occurs in plants with
(a) Thin green leaves with reticulate venation
(b) Thin green leaves with parallel venation
(c) Fleshy green leaves
(d) Thin colored leaves

Ans. (c)

The source of CO2 for photosynthesis during the day in CAM plants is
(a) 3-PGA
(b) Malic acid
(c) Oxalo-acetic acid
(d) Pyruvate

Ans. (b)

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Which one of the following is wrong about photorespiration?
(a) It is a characteristic of C3 plants
(b) It occurs in chloroplasts
(c) It occurs in the time only
(d) It is a characteristic of C4 plants

Ans. (d)

In the CAM cycle, during the formation of maleic acid, stomata remain.
(a) Open
(b) Closed
(c) Semiopen
(d) Always closed

Ans. (a)

The oxygen liberated during photosynthesis by green plants comes from:
(a) glucose
(b) water
(b) carbon dioxide
(d) chlorophyll

Ans. (b)

Sugarcane shows high efficiency of  fixation because of
(a) Calvin cycle
(b) Hatch and Slack cycle
(c) TCA cycle
(d) Greater sunlight

Ans. (b)

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__ is a CAM plant
(a) Maize
(b) Pineapple
(c) Onion
(d) Pea

Ans. (b)

Which of the plants can show the CAM cycle
(a) Members of graminae
(b) Members of cactaceae
(c) Members of chenopodiaceae

Ans. (b)

Which one of the following is the C4 plant
(a) Spirogyra
(b) Pinus
(c) Sorghum
(d) Funaria

Ans. (c)

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Which of the following plants stand intermediate between C3 and C4 plants
(a) Triticum aestivum
(b) Zea mays
(c) Panicum milioides

Ans. (c)

The energy wastage occurs during
(a) Dark respiration
(b) Photosynthesis
(c) Glycolysis
(d) Photorespiration

Ans. (d)

Which of the following anatomical features characterize a C4 plant?
(a) Chloroplast packed bundle sheath cells
(b) Small–sized stomatal pores
(c) More compact mesophyll with reduced intercellular spaces
(d) All the above

Ans. (d)

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How many types of photosynthetic cells occur in C4 plants?
(a) One type
(b) Two types
(c) Four types
(d) Eight types

Ans. (b)

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