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C3, c4 and cam plants - class-XI

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How many ATP molecule are required in regeneration step for regeneration of $5$ molecule of RuBP in $C _3$ cycle?

  1. $10$

  2. $2$

  3. $4$

  4. $5$


Correct Option: A

Na is an essential element for ....

  1. C3 plant

  2. C4 plant

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A

C-4 plants show poor rate of photosynthesis at low temperature due to __________.

  1. PEPcase

  2. Kranzanatomy

  3. PPDK

  4. Rubisco


Correct Option: A

Which one is false about Kranz anatomy?

  1. It is found in Atriplex

  2. Bundle sheath cells have large chloroplasts and less developed grana

  3. Mesophyll cells have large chloroplasts and more developed grana

  4. The plants with Kranz anatomy have better photosynthetic power than $C _3$ plants.


Correct Option: C

In how many of the given plants $C _{3}$ cycle is present in mesophyll cell?
Wheat, Pea, Maize, Pineapple, Agave, Sorghum, Tomato.

  1. Seven

  2. Five

  3. Six

  4. Two


Correct Option: A

Consider the following families.
a. Amaranthaceae
b. Cyperaceae
c. Euphorbiaceae
d. Nyctaginaceae
Which of these families have plants with $C _4$ metabolism of photosynthesis?

  1. $1$ and $3$

  2. $1, 2$ and $4$

  3. $2, 3$ and $4$

  4. $1, 2, 3$ and $4$


Correct Option: A

What is the primary acceptor of $CO _2$ in Hatch-Slack cycle?

  1. Phosphoenolpyruvic acid

  2. Ribulose biphosphate

  3. Phosphoglyceric acid

  4. Diphosphoglyceric acid


Correct Option: A

$C 4$ plants are divided into three subgroups based on ______________.

  1. Decarboxylation reactions

  2. Oxidation reactions

  3. Reduction reactions

  4. Energy reactions


Correct Option: A

Which of the following photosynthetic characteristics are present in $C _3$ plants but not in $C _4$ plants?
a. $CO _2$ compensation point of $45$ ppm
b. Relatively higher rate of photo respiratory $CO _2$ evolution
c. Presence of well developed bundle sheath
d. Initial involvement of RuBP carboxyl's(RuBis CO) in $CO _2$ assimilation.
Select the correct answer using the codes given.

  1. $1, 2$ and $3$

  2. $1, 2$ and $4$

  3. $1, 3$ and $4$

  4. $2$ and $4$


Correct Option: A

$C _4$ plants are more efficient in photosynthesis than $C _3$ plants because of.

  1. Higher leaf area

  2. The presence of a large number of chloroplasts

  3. The presence of a thin cuticle on the leaf surface

  4. Lower photorespiration


Correct Option: A

$C 3$ and $C _4$ and CAM plant species are found in _________.

  1. Crassulaceae

  2. Cactaceae

  3. Euphorbiaceae

  4. Poaceae


Correct Option: A

Reductional division involves _________________.

  1. Separation of non-sister chromatins

  2. Reduction of chromosome number

  3. Separation of sister chromatics

  4. Crossing over


Correct Option: A

The fixation of $CO 2$ to malate and its decarboxylation are conunon to both $C _4$ and  $CAM$ plants, but in $CAM$ plants these events _____________.

  1. Are separated spatially

  2. Are separated temporally

  3. Require high light intensity

  4. Require high $CO _2$ concentration


Correct Option: A

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Cyanobacteria, unlike other types of bacteria that photosynthesize, do:

  1. not have a cell wall

  2. not have chlorophyll

  3. give off oxygen

  4. not give off oxygen


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, were among the earliest organisms on Earth. These primitive bacteria produce oxygen during photosynthesis as they fix CO$ _2$ dissolved in the water. So the correct option is 'Give off oxygen’.

If 24G-3-P molecules are formed in ${ C } _{ 3 }$ plants.Calculate a) the number of $CO _{ 2 }$ used and b) the number of G3P used for regeneration RuBP molecules

  1. $a=12, b=20$

  2. $a24, b=48$

  3. $a=12, b=24$

  4. $a=20, b=12$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In carbon fixation 5 molecules of C)@ are combines or fixed with 6 molecules; Ribulose Bisphosphate(RuBP) to make 12 molecules of PGA.

The remaining 20 G3P molecules regenerate RuBP, which enables the system to prepare for the carbon fixation step.
So, the correct option is 'a = 12, b = 20'.

Kranz anatomy is not exhibited by which of the following plants?
  1. Maize

  2. Sorghum

  3. Sugarcane

  4. Sunflower


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kranz anatomy is observed in $C _4$ grasses like Maize, Sorghum and Sugarcane. This is to reduce the inefficiencies of RuBisCO that can catalyse the reaction with $O _2$ rather than $CO _2$ resulting in photorespiration than photosynthesis. To overcome this, $CO _2$ is first as a four carbon compound and then made available to RuBisCO, This is a spatial and temporal separation of reactions into bundle sheath cells and a ring of mesophyll cells surrounding the bundle sheath. Sunflower has only $C _3$ cycle of photosynthesis and does not exhibit Kranz anatomy.

So, the correct answer is 'Sunflower'


How many quanta are required to reduce one molecule of $CO _2$ and produce one molecule of $O _2$ in green plant photosynthesis?

  1. 1

  2. 8

  3. 16

  4. 32


Correct Option: A

In $C _4$ plants, agranal chloroplasts are found in?

  1. Mesophyll cells

  2. Epidermal cell chloroplasts of green stem

  3. Bundle sheath cells

  4. Chloroplasts of guard cells


Correct Option: C

The $C _4$ plants are photosynthetically more efficient than $C _3$ plants because.

  1. The $CO _2$ compensation point is low

  2. $CO _2$ generated during photorespiration is trapped and recycled through PEP carboxylase

  3. The $CO _2$ efflux is not prevented

  4. They have more chloroplasts


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In C$ _3$ plants, three molecules of ribulose monophosphate (RuMP), 5C compound, are phosphorylated by ATP to form three molecules of ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP). RuBP is the first CO$ _2$ acceptor. It absorbs CO$ _2$ in presence of enzyme RuBP-carboxylase to form transitory or additive 6C compound, which is unstable. Three molecules of additive 6C compound immediately split up by hydrolysis into six molecules of 3C compound called 3-phosphoglyceric acid (3-PGA). C$ _3$ plants can do photosynthesis only at high concentrations of CO$ _2$. In  C$ _4$ plants, the CO$ _2$ is not directly absorbed by RuBP in presence of enzyme RuBP carboxylase as this enzyme helps to absorb CO$ _2$ having concentration of 50 ppm or more. However, C$ _4$ plants, due to high temperature and high light intensity, keep their stomata partially closed due to which the CO$ _2$ concentration goes down to 2 ppm. Hence the C$ _4$ plants can conduct photosynthesis at low concentrations of CO$ _2$.

So the correct option is 'the CO$ _2$ compensation point is low'.

State whether the following statements are true or false.
Oxygen liberation is absent in bacterial photosynthesis.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Oxygen liberation is absent in bacterial photosynthesis as they have pigment bacteriochlorophyll for photosynthesis and this pigment does not work in the presence of oxygen. Cyanobacteria are the only bacteria which performs oxygenic photosynthesis. 

So, the correct option is 'True'.

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Carbon becomes available to crop plants in the form of:

  1. elemental carbon

  2. carbonates

  3. carbon dioxide

  4. carbohydrates


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plants use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, the process whereby the plant converts the energy from the sun into a chemical carbohydrate molecule.

So the correct answer is "carbon dioxide".

Photosynthesis in C$ _4$ plants is relatively less limited by atmospheric C$O _2$ levels because 

  1. effective pumping of CO2 into bundle sheath calls

  2. RuBisCo in C4 plants has higher affinity for CO2

  3. four carbon acids are the initial CO2 fixation products

  4. the primary fixation of CO2 is mediated via PEP carboxylase.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Plants such as sugarcane and sorghum fix atmospheric carbon dioxide into phosphoenol pyruvic acid to produce oxaloacetic acid( a C$ _4$ acid) in the presence of phosphoenol pyruvate carbooxylase(PEP carboxylase). Such plants are called C$ _4$ plants.

In C$ _4$ plants, the primary product of OAA is mediated by PEP carboxylase, so it is relatively less limited by atmospheric CO$ _2$ levels.

So, the correct answer is 'The primary fixation of CO$ _2$ is mediated via PEP carboxylase'.

...............fixes carbon in green plants as simple sugars

  1. Denitrification

  2. Photosynthesis

  3. Carbonation

  4. Bacteria.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Photosynthesis is a process that converts $CO _2$ into organic compounds and starch (carbohydrate) using energy from sunlight. $O _2$ is also released during this process.

The saturation point of $CO _2$ in $C _4$ plants is?

  1. $390$ $\mu l/L$

  2. $450$ $\mu l/L$

  3. $460$ $\mu l/L$

  4. $360$ $\mu l/L$


Correct Option: D

Calculate the death rate if $6$ individuals in a lab population of $60$ fruit flies died during a particular week?

  1. $0.2$

  2. $0.1$

  3. $1$

  4. $5$


Correct Option: A
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