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  • A. It occurs in darkness.
  • B. It does not require light energy.
  • C. It cannot occur during the daytime.
  • D. It occurs more rapidly at night.

Explanation: The dark reactions of photosynthesis are also known as the Calvin cycle, and they are called "dark reactions" not because they occur in…

Correct answer: It does not require light energy.
  • A. Oxidation
  • B. Reduction
  • C. Redox
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: In biological systems oxidation-reduction is a chemical reaction that usually involves the removal of the hydrogen atom from one molecule…

Correct answer: Redox
  • A. Chloroplast
  • B. Grana
  • C. Thylakoid
  • D. Stroma
  • E. A,B and C

Explanation: The light reactions of photosynthesis indeed take place in the thylakoid membranes within the chloroplasts of plant cells.

Correct answer: A,B and C
  • A. ATP sysnthesis
  • B. Reduction of NADP
  • C. Cyclic photophosphorylation
  • D. Oxidation of the reaction center of photosystem

Explanation: The cooperation of two photosystems of the chloroplast is required for the reduction of NADP+ to NADPH, which is an important step in the…

Correct answer: Reduction of NADP
  • A. Pq
  • B. Pc
  • C. Pt
  • D. Po

Explanation: Plastoquinone is an electron carrier abbreviated as Pq in plants respiratory system.

Correct answer: Pq
  • A. Carbon dioxide
  • B. Oxygen
  • C. Carotenoid
  • D. Wavelength

Explanation: Absorption spectrum or photosynthesis spectrum deals with wavelengths of light absorbed by each pigment whereas the action spectrum…

Correct answer: Wavelength
  • A. Oxidation
  • B. Reduction
  • C. Redox
  • D. None of the above options is correct

Explanation: Cellular respiration is a redox reaction, i.e., both oxidation & reduction occurs.

Correct answer: Redox
  • A. ATP is hydrolyzed and NADP is reduced
  • B. ATP is hydrolyzed and NADPH is oxidized
  • C. ATP is synthesized and NADP is reduced
  • D. ATP is synthesized and NADPH is oxidized

Explanation: "The explanation for this question will be added soon!".

Correct answer: ATP is synthesized and NADP is reduced
  • A. Grana
  • B. Stroma
  • C. Thylakoid
  • D. Intergrana

Explanation: Option A: Grana: Stacks of thylakoids within the chloroplast responsible for the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

Correct answer: Stroma
  • A. Light dependent reaction
  • B. Light independent reaction
  • C. Both of these options are correct
  • D. None of the above options are correct

Explanation: The Calvin cycle takes place in the stroma and uses the ATP and NADPH from the light-dependent reactions to fix carbon dioxide, producing…

Correct answer: Light independent reaction
  • A. Hydrogen sulphide
  • B. Carbon dioide
  • C. Water
  • D. Hydrogen peroxide

Explanation: In photosynthesis, photosystem II loses its electrons when excited by photons.

Correct answer: Water
  • A. Glycolysis
  • B. Ribulose Bisphosphate
  • C. Glyceraldehyde 6-phosphate
  • D. NADH

Explanation: In the oxidative phase, each molecule of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (produced earlier in the preparatory phase) undergoes dehydrogenation.

Correct answer: Glyceraldehyde 6-phosphate
  • A. Cytochrome A
  • B. Oxygen
  • C. Cytochrome a3
  • D. Cytochrome C

Explanation: The final acceptor of electrons in the respiratory chain is oxygen (O2).

Correct answer: Oxygen
  • A. Chlorophyll a and b have same absorption spectra.
  • B. Chlorophyll a and b have different absorption spectra.
  • C. Chlorophyll a and carotenoids have same absorption spectra.
  • D. Carotenoids and chlorophyll b have same absorption spectra.

Explanation: Yes, chlorophyll-a and chlorophyll-b, the two main types of chlorophyll found in photosynthetic organisms, have slightly different…

Correct answer: Chlorophyll a and b have different absorption spectra.
  • A. Calvin Cycle
  • B. Bundle Sheath cells
  • C. Pepco
  • D. CO2 Fixation in Mesophyll

Explanation: CO2 fixation does occur in the mesophyll cells of C4 plants, but it follows a different pathway compared to C3 plants.

Correct answer: CO2 Fixation in Mesophyll
  • A. I only
  • B. II only
  • C. I and II only
  • D. II and III only
  • E. I, II and III only

Explanation: ATP is produced during photosynthesis as well as aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

Correct answer: I, II and III only
  • A. Photosystem I
  • B. Non cyclic photophosphorylation
  • C. Photosystem II
  • D. Cyclic photophosphorylation

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Correct answer: Non cyclic photophosphorylation

16838. Cu is present in

  • A. Plasmalemma
  • B. Plastoquinone
  • C. Ferredoxin
  • D. Plastocyanin

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Correct answer: Plastocyanin
  • A. Gain of 2 ATP molecules
  • B. Loss of 3 ATP molecules
  • C. Loss of 6 ATP molecules
  • D. Gain of 3 ATP molecules

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Correct answer: Loss of 6 ATP molecules

16840. Fermentation is

  • A. Incomplete oxidation of proteins
  • B. Complete oxidation of carbohydrates
  • C. Aerobic respiration
  • D. Incomplete oxidation of carbohydrates

Explanation: ]Fermentation is incomplete oxidation of carbohydrates.

Correct answer: Incomplete oxidation of carbohydrates