Emerson's enhancement effect and Red drop have been instrumental in the discovery of:

(1) Photophosphorylation and non-cyclic electron transport

(2) Two photosystems operating simultaneously

(3) Photophosphorylation and cyclic electron transport

(4) Oxidative phosphorylation

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One scientist cultured Cladophora in a suspension of Azotobacter and illuminated the culture by splitting light through a prism. He observed that bacteria accumulated mainly in the region of:

1. Violet and green light

2. Indigo and green light

3. Orange and yellow light

4. Blue and red light

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In Hatch and Slack pathway, the primary CO2 acceptor is -

1. Oxaloacetic acid

2. Phosphoglyceric acid

3. Phosphoenol pyruvate

4. Rubisco

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First action spectrum of photosynthesis was described by:
1. Joseph Priestley
2. T. W. Engelmann
3. Robin Hill
4. C. B. van Neil

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During oxygenic photosynthesis in chloroplasts, the liberated oxygen comes from ______ and the reactions leading to its liberation are associated with ______.
1. CO2, PS II
2. H2O, PSII
3. CO2, Calvin cycle
4. H2O, PS I

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Where are the carriers of the electrons located in a chloroplast?
1. within thylakoid membranes
2. in the intra thylakoid space
3. within the inner membrane
4. in the intermembrane space [between outer and inner membrane]

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Calvin cycle consumes more ATP than NADPH. What is the source of this extra ATP needed?
1. PS I
2. PS II
3. Cyclic electron flow
4. Linear electron flow

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An increased leakiness of the thylakoid membrane will directly effect:
1. the photolysis of water
2. synthesis of ATP
3. electron flow from PSII to PSI
4. The reduction of NADP+

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The catalytic knobs of ATP synthetase in a thylakoid membrane is located:
1. on the side facing the thylakoid space.
2. on the stroma side of the membrane.
3. embedded deep within the membrane
4. on the pigments molecules of Photosystems

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Carbon dioxide provided to a C4 plant is radioactively labeled. As the photosynthesis in this plant gets underway, radioactivity if expected to occur first in:
1. Oxaloacetic acid
2. PEP
3. Malic acid
4. RuBP

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