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Factors affecting respiration - class-XII

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If a starved plant is provided with glucose the rate of respiration would

  1. Decrease

  2. Increase

  3. Become constant

  4. First rise than fall


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

If a starved plant is provided with glucose, the rate of respiration would increase. It is because, carbohydrate is the primary respiratory substrate.

The rate of respiration could be checked by

  1. Malonate

  2. $CO _2$

  3. Chloroform and cyanides

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Respiration in plants is the process which enables the breakdown of  simple carbohydrates, like glucose into simpler substances thereby liberating carbon dioxide and energy. The factors that effect respiration are temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, water and light. The factor that inhibits or checks the rate of respiration in the mitochondria of plants include malonate, CO$ _2$ an chloroform and cyanides.

When evolution of $CO _{2}$ is more than intake of oxygen?

  1. Sucrose is respaired

  2. Glucose is respaired

  3. Organic acids are respired

  4. Fats are respired


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The amount of oxygen is more in organic acids. Thus when respiration of organic acids takes place, the liberation of $CO _2$ is more. So, the R.Q of organic acid is more than one.

The optimum temperature for respiration is 

  1. 20 -30$^o$C

  2. 25 -60$^o$C

  3. 40 -50$^o$C

  4. 10 -30$^o$C


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Respiration is the breakdown of the carbon-carbon bond to release energy.

This process is done with the help of a variety of different enzyme and as we know that the enzyme works efficiently in a narrow range of temperature.
The optimum temperature range for respiration is 20- 30-degree Celsius in which the enzyme work efficiently and the respiration is carried out.
So, the correct option is ' 20-30°C'

The potato growing in hilly areas is bigger in size due to

  1. High rate of photosynthesis at high altitude.

  2. Low rate of respiration at high altitude.

  3. Due to formation of more fat.

  4. None of the above.


Correct Option: B

The raw materials needed for respiration are

  1. Glucose and $O _2$.

  2. Glucose and $CO _2$.

  3. Glucose and carbon.

  4. Glucose and sucrose.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Respiration is a process in which glucose is oxidised to release carbon dioxide, water and energy in the presence or absence of oxygen by a multistep reaction.

So, the correct answer is 'Glucose and O$ _2$'.

Respiration results in

  1. Increase in weight

  2. Decreases in weight

  3. No change in weight

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Respiration result in a decrease in dry weight. During respiration when we breathe, oxygen enter in the body of an organism. Due to the presence of oxygen, the breakdown of glucose into pyruvate and other products takes place. At last, carbon dioxide, as well as some energy, are also released out from the body through the process of exhalation.

So, the correct answer is 'decrease in weight'.

Consider the following statements w.r.t. respiration 
a. Cyt-b is a mobile electron carrier
b. $CO _2$ is end product of all types of respiration
c. Five atoms of oxygen are required for complete oxidation of one molecule of pyruvate
d. Conversion of succinate to fumarate produces a reduced coenzyme.

  1. a & c are incorrect

  2. Only d is correct

  3. a & d are correct

  4. b & d are correct


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cyt-b is part of ETS which act as an electron carrier and formation of ATP whereas CO$ _2$ is the only end product of anaerobic respiration. conversion from succinate to fumarate produces a reduced coenzyme known as succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) or succinate-coenzyme Q reductase (SQR).

So the correct option is 'a & c are incorrect'

The rate of respiration of young maturing seeds is quite high but as water contents decreases during further maturation respiration

  1. Remains high

  2. Stop complete

  3. Increase steadily

  4. Decrease steadily


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The rate of respiration of young maturing seeds is quite high which has amount of water as the limiting factor during maturation. Water helps in the acceleration of enzyme activity. When the amount of water is less, the rate of maturation decreases.

The increases respiration rate due specifically to anion uptake is called _______________.

  1. Salt respiration

  2. Active absorption

  3. Exchange absorption

  4. Ground respiration


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is necessary for respiration in plants?

  1. Carbon dioxide

  2. Oxygen

  3. Chlorophyll

  4. Light


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Oxygen is the final electron electron acceptor in the electron transport chain, which occurs in the mitochondria. So, for aerobic respiration oxygen is must. Respiration decreases with decreased available oxygen. Under circumstances where no oxygen is present, like in poorly draining soil, anaerobic respiration (fermentation) occurs.

If the naked pea seeds are kept in four respiratory flasks, they would germinate best in the flask which contains

  1. Carbon dioxide

  2. Oxygen

  3. Hydrogen

  4. Nitrogen


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Germination is a process of sprouting of seeds which later develops into a new plant. There are several factors which play vital role in the germination process. Theses are water, temperature, oxygen and light. During the process of germination, initially, the seed absorbs water. Later, the swollen seed respires that requires oxygen. Hence, when naked pea seeds are kept in a flask containing oxygen, it shows the best germination. 
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
Identify the correct terms for the given statements and select the correct answer.

(i) Sudden increase in the rate of respiration during ripening of fruits.
(ii) Reduction in the consumption of respiratory substrate when mode of respiration is changed from anaerobic to aerobic
(iii) Respiratory oxidation of carbohydrates and fats.

  1. Pasteur effect- (i) ; Floating respiration -(ii) ; Climacteric respiration- (iii)

  2. Pasteur effect- (ii) ; Floating respiration -(iii) ; Climacteric respiration- (i)

  3. Pasteur effect- (iii) ; Floating respiration -(ii) ; Climacteric respiration- (i)

  4. Pasteur effect- (ii) ; Floating respiration -(i) ; Climacteric respiration- (iii)


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following organisms may respire in the absence of oxygen?

  1. Azotobacter

  2. Clostridium

  3. Rhizobium

  4. Lactobacillus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Obligate anaerobic beings are those that cannot survive when oxygen is present. Some fungi, some bacteria (like the agent of botulism -Clostridium botulinum, and the agent of tetanus- Clostridium tetani) and some protozoans are examples of obligate anaerobes.


For aerobic respiration to occur

  1. Pyruvate must be transported to the mitochondrion

  2. Oxygen must be available to the mitochondrion

  3. Hydrogen ions released from the breakdown of pyruvate must be carried to the electron transport system

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Aerobic respiration is the process that takes place in the presence of oxygen.
  • The first part of the process is where the molecule of glucose is broken down to 2 molecules of pyruvate by the process of glycolysis
  • These pyruvate molecules are to enter the mitochondria to under go the reaction of kerb cycle, but the molecule of pyruvate itself cannot enter the mitochondria, it is converted to acetyl CoA so that it can enter inside the mitochondrion membrane.
  • After the kerb cycle molecules of NADH and $FADH _2$are formed which enter the ETS and undergo oxidative phosphorylation.
  • Hydrogen ions are released from the NADH and $FADH _2$ molecules which are transported from inner membrane of mitochondria to the intermembrane matrix of mitochondria, this builds a concentration gradient across the membrane. Also the hydron ions and the electrons that are transported by the complexs of the ETS are in the end accepted by the oxygen molecule forming water that is why it is known as oxidative phosphorylation
  • The concentration gradient that is made is used for the transport of hydronium ions across the ATP synthase complex of the inner mitochrondrial membrane. 
  • With the transport of 2 hydrogen ions one molecule of ATP is formed.
  • Thus glycolysis which takes place in cytoplasm, Kerb cycle that takes place in mitochondria , oxidative phosphorylation and chemisomotic phosphorylation are the parts of aerobic respiration.
  • Therefore the answer 'All of the above' is correct.

















CAM plants are mostly

  1. Tropical plants

  2. Succulents

  3. Monocots

  4. Mangroves


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) is a pathway of photosynthesis which occurs in desert succulents, which have a low surface-to-volume ratio. In this pathway of photosynthesis carbon is fixed during night time while decarboxylation reaction takes place at day time..

So, the correct option is 'succulents'

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