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 utilization. In which of the following physiological groups would you assign this plant?

1. C4 2. CAM
3. Nitrogen-fixer 4. C3

Subtopic:  C4 Cycle (Hatch & Slack Pathway) |
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Emerson's enhancement effect and red drop have been instrumental in the discovery of
1. two photosystems operating simultaneously
2. photophosphorylation and cyclic electron transport
3. Oxidative phosphorylation
4. photophosphorylation and non-cyclic electron transport

Subtopic:  Emerson's Enhancement Experiment |
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In a chloroplast the highest number of protons are found in

1.lumen of thylakoids2.inter membrane space
3.antenna complex4.stroma
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The oxygen evolved during photosynthesis comes from water molecules. Which one of the following pairs of elements are involved in this reaction?
1. Manganese and chlorine
2. Manganese and potassium
3. Manganese and molybdenum
4. Manganese and calcium

Subtopic:  Light Reactions |
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In photosynthesis, the light-independent reactions take place at

1. thylakoid lumen 2. photosystem l
3. photosystem ll 4. stromal matrix
Subtopic:  Dark Reaction: Biosynthetic Phase |
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The structures that are formed by stacking of organised flattened membranous sacs in the chloroplasts are

1.cristae2.grana
3.stroma lamellae4.stroma
Subtopic:  Chloroplast Structure |
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Anoxygenic photosynthesis is characteristic of
1. Rhodospirillum
2. Spirogyra
3. Chlamydomonas
4. Ulva

Subtopic:  Introduction |
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The correct sequence of cell organelles during photorespiration is
1. chloroplast-golgi bodies-mitochondria
2. chloroplast-rough endoplasmic reticulum-dictyosomes
3. chloroplast-peroxisome-mitochondria
4. chloroplast-vacuole-peroxisome

Subtopic:  Photorespiration |
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PGA, as the first CO2 fixation product, was discovered in photosynthesis of
1. bryophyte
2. gymnosperm
3. angiosperm
4. alga

Subtopic:  Dark Reaction : Calvin Cycle |
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C4 -plants are photosynthetically more efficient than C3 -plants because
1. CO2 compensation point is more.
2. CO2 generated during photorespiration is trapped and recycled through PEP carboxylase.
3. CO2 efflux is not prevented.
4. they have more chloroplasts.

Subtopic:  C4 Cycle (Hatch & Slack Pathway) | C4 Plants Examples | Question on C4 Pathway |

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