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Plastids (AIPVT)

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What kind of genomes, i.e. plastome do plastids have?

  1. ds linear DNA

  2. ds circular DNA

  3. ss linear DNA

  4. ss circular DNA


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A plastome, i.e genome of plastid is a double stranded circular DNA.

Which type of plastids are believed to be required for monoterpene synthesis?

  1. Gerontoplasts

  2. Leucoplasts

  3. Chromoplasts

  4. Chloroplasts


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Leucoplasts are required for monoterpene synthesis. Monoterpenes are terpenes, a class of organic compounds, produced by a variety of plants, particularly conifers. Leucoplasts contain droplets of lipid-like material at their margins leading to the belief that these organelles are involved in monoterpene synthesis. Leucoplasts contain enzymes of the monoterpene pathway, thus they might be involved in monoterpene synthesis.

Besides storing starch, plastids can also synthesise

  1. proteins
  2. terpenes
  3. fatty acids
  4. both terpenes and fatty acids

Which of the options given below is correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. Only 4


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option 4 is correct; besides storing starch, plastids can also synthesise terpenes and fatty acids which can be used for producing energy and as raw material for the synthesis of other molecules.

What are chloroplasts that have not been exposed to light called?

  1. Chromoplasts

  2. Leucoplasts

  3. Etioplasts

  4. Gerontoplasts


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Etioplasts are the chloroplasts that have not been exposed to light. They are usually found in flowering plants (Angiosperms) grown in the dark or if a plant is kept out of light for several days.

Which of the following organism's all species contain Pyrenoids in their chloroplasts?

  1. Fungus

  2. Algae

  3. Euglena

  4. Land plants


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pyrenoids are present in the chloroplasts of all species of algae. Their main function is to act as centres of carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation, by generating and maintaining a CO2 rich environment around the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco.

Which class of alga have primary plastid as muroplasts, a chloroplast having membrane similar to that of prokaryotes?

  1. Chlorophyta

  2. Rhodophyta

  3. Glaucocystophyta

  4. Cryptophyta


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Glaucocystophyta class of algae contain primary plastids muroplasts, which are similar to chloroplasts except that they have a cell wall that is similar to that of prokaryotes.

Which organism exhibits the process of kleptoplasty?

  1. Toxoplasma gondii

  2. Cryptosporidium parvum

  3. Dinoflagellates

  4. Heterokonts


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dinoflagellates exhibit the process of kleptoplasty; they take up algae as food and keep the plastid of the digested alga to profit from the photosynthesis; after a while, the plastids are also digested.

From where do the gymnosperms inherit the plastids?

  1. Female gamete

  2. Male gamete

  3. Either of them

  4. Both of them


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gymnosperms inherit plastids from male gamete.

Which of the following groups of algae is the odd one out?

  1. Euglenophytes

  2. Chromophytes

  3. Glaucocystophytes

  4. Chloroarachinophytes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Glaucocystophytes are odd amongst all four because it contains primary plastids whereas all other algae arose from secondary endosymbiosis of a plastid-containing primary host by a second host.

Which type of plastids have numerous internal membranes?

  1. Storage plastids

  2. Photosynthetic plastids

  3. Gereontoplast plastids

  4. Gravity detectors


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plastids, responsible for photosynthesis, possess numerous internal membrane layers called thylakoids. These are the sites of light absorption and ATP synthesis, and contain many proteins, including those involved in the electron transport chain. Photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophylls a, b and c, and some others like xanthophylls, carotenoids and phycobilins are also embedded within this membrane, thus plastids are responsible for photosynthesis containing numerous internal membranes.

Which of the following plants has both Anthocyanin and Betalains?

  1. Beet root

  2. Blueberry

  3. None of these

  4. Red cabbage


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Anthocyanins and betalains have never been found together in the same plant.

Which type of plastids serve as attractants and identifiers?

  1. Chloroplasts

  2. Chromoplasts

  3. Leucoplasts

  4. Gerontoplasts


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chromoplasts serve as attractants and identifiers. They are responsible for distinctive colours of flowers and fruits and thus, serve as attractants for pollination and identifiers for several plants.

Which of the following are the largest leucoplasts?

  1. Proteinoplasts

  2. Amyloplasts

  3. Elaioplasts

  4. Tannosome


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Amyloplasts are the largest leucoplasts. They function in storage of starch.

Which of the following do elaioplasts store?

  1. Proteins

  2. Starch

  3. Fats

  4. Tannins


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Elaioplasts are the leucoplasts which store fats.

Match the columns ||| |---|---| |Side A|Side B| |1. Cyanobacteria|a. Plastid loss| |2. Alfaalfa|b. Secondary endosymbiosis| |3. Rafflesia|c. Phycobilisomes| |4. Haptophyta algae|d. Biparental inheritance|

  1. 1. Cyanobacteria d. Biparental inheritance
    2. Alfaalfa a. Plastid genome loss
    3. Rafflesia b. Secondary endosymbioants
    4. Haptophyta algae c. Phycobilisomes
  2. 1. Cyanobaceria a. Plastid genome loss
    2. Alfaalfa c. Phycobilisomes
    3. Rafflesia b. Secondary endosymbiosis
    4. Haptophyta algae d. Biparental inheritance
  3. 1. Cyanobacteria c. Phycobilisomes
    2. Alfa alfa d. Biparental inheritance
    3. Rafflesia a. Plastid loss
    4. Haptophyta algae b. Secondary endosymbiosis
  4. 1. Cyanobacteria b. Secondary endosymbiosis
    2. Alfaalfa c. Phycobilisomes
    3. Rafflesia d. Biparental inheritance
    4. Haptophyta alga a. Plastid loss

Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct match. Phycobilisomes are found in plastids of cyanobacteria, Alfaalfa show bi-parental inheritance of plastids. In Rafflesia plastid, genome loss was evidenced in 2014 and Haptophyta algae have complex plastids derived by secondary endosymbiosis of a red alga.

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